Frank Hawks crosses the United States in 12 hours
August 131930

Frank Hawks crosses the United States in 12 hours

Record96 years ago
11historical events
60occurrences in earlier years
1930–2025years covered

Fact of the day

In the Travel Air “Mystery Ship” Texaco 13, Frank Hawks flies from Los Angeles to New York in 12 hours 25 minutes, a west-to-east transcontinental record. The red and black monoplane had been born for the Cleveland air races.

Also on this day · 10

1932First flight The Gee Bee R-1 flies

The Gee Bee Model R Super Sportster takes off, the barrel with wings that won the 1932 Thompson Trophy with Jimmy Doolittle.

1937Accident Levanevsky vanishes over the Arctic

Sigizmund Levanevsky and his crew of six vanish over the Arctic in the DB-A N-209 bound for Alaska; they were never found.

1939Accident A Pan Am Sikorsky at Rio

A Pan American Sikorsky S-43 flying boat loses power in one engine while circling Rio de Janeiro to land at Santos Dumont and falls into the bay.

1962First flight The Hawker Siddeley HS.125 flies

The Hawker Siddeley HS.125, a British business jet, makes its first flight.

1973Accident Aviaco 118 in the fog at A Coruña

An Aviaco Caravelle strikes terrain on approach to A Coruña in thick fog: all 85 people on board die and one more on the ground, the worst air accident in Galicia.

1976First flight The Bell 222 flies

The Bell 222, an American helicopter, makes its first flight.

1981Accident A Bristow Wessex crashes in the North Sea

A Bristow Helicopters Westland Wessex bringing workers from the Leman gas field crashes off Norfolk; all 13 aboard are killed.

1997First flight The A330-200 flies

The A330-200, a European wide-body airliner built by Airbus Commercial Aircraft, makes its first flight.

2010Airline Ándalus Líneas Aéreas shuts down

Andalusian regional Ándalus Líneas Aéreas ceases operations.

2014Accident The Eduardo Campos crash

A Cessna Citation crashes at Santos, São Paulo: all seven people on board die, among them Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos.

This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on August 13 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

N613UP · UPS Airlines Incident · Aug 13, 2025On August 13, 2025, the Boeing 747-8F aircraft (registration N613UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident at Taipéi. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN613UPUPS Airlines Boeing 747N652JB · JetBlue Airways Incident · Aug 13, 2025On August 13, 2025, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N652JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Islip. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN652JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320N565WN · Southwest Airlines Incident · Aug 13, 2025On August 13, 2025, the Boeing 737-76Q(WL) aircraft (registration N565WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Columbus. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN565WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737N760AN · American Airlines Incident · Aug 13, 2025On August 13, 2025, the Boeing 777-223(ER) aircraft (registration N760AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Norfolk. Source: American Airlines.USN760ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777D-ABYH · Lufthansa Incident · Aug 13, 2025On August 13, 2025, the Boeing 747-830 aircraft (registration D-ABYH), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: Lufthansa.DED-ABYHLufthansa Boeing 747OK-TSF · Smartwings Incident · Aug 13, 2025On August 13, 2025, the Boeing 737NG 8GJ/W aircraft (registration OK-TSF), operated by Smartwings, was involved in an incident at Rhodes. Source: Smartwings.CZOK-TSFSmartwings Boeing 7379H-VVL · Malta Air Incident · Aug 13, 2025On August 13, 2025, the aircraft (registration 9H-VVL), operated by Malta Air, was involved in an incident at Madrid. Source: CIAIAC (Spain).MT9H-VVLMalta Air Boeing 737 MAX9H-LOQ · Lauda Europe Incident · Aug 13, 2025On August 13, 2025, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration 9H-LOQ), operated by Lauda Europe, was involved in an incident at Madrid. Source: Lauda Europe.MT9H-LOQLauda Europe Airbus A320VH-IJU · Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd Incident · Aug 13, 2025On August 13, 2025, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration VH-IJU), operated by Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd, was involved in an incident at Comboyne (Australia) due to a pressurisation system failure in cruise. Source: the NTSB (United States).AUVH-IJUVirgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd Boeing 737C-GTSJ · Air Transat Incident · Aug 13, 2024On August 13, 2024, the Airbus A330-243 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GTSJ), operated by Air Transat, was involved in an incident at Athens due to a declared emergency with a PAN urgency call in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GTSJAir Transat Airbus A330D-AIKO · Lufthansa Incident · Aug 13, 2024On August 13, 2024, the Airbus A330 343E aircraft (registration D-AIKO), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Lagos. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIKOLufthansa Airbus A330N204UA · United Airlines Incident · Aug 13, 2024On August 13, 2024, the Boeing 777-222(ER) aircraft (registration N204UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Sacramento. Source: the FAA (United States).USN204UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777C-GKQF · Porter Airlines Incident · Aug 13, 2024On August 13, 2024, the Bombardier DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 aircraft (registration C-GKQF), operated by Porter Airlines, was involved in an incident 130 nautical miles south of Timmins (Canada) due to a cabin depressurisation or pressurisation failure. Source: Porter Airlines.CAC-GKQFPorter Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 8N404KZ · Atlas Air Incident · Aug 13, 2024On August 13, 2024, the Boeing 747-400F aircraft (registration N404KZ), operated by Atlas Air, was involved in an incident at Narita (Japan) due to an operation on a closed runway or taxiway. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN404KZAtlas Air Boeing 747N742CK · Kalitta Incident · Aug 13, 2023On August 13, 2023, the Boeing 747-446 aircraft (registration N742CK), operated by Kalitta, was involved in an incident. Source: Kalitta.USN742CKKalitta Boeing 747OH-LKN · Finnair Incident · Aug 13, 2023On August 13, 2023, the Embraer ERJ-190LR (ERJ-190-100 LR) aircraft (registration OH-LKN), operated by Finnair, was involved in an incident at Helsinki. Source: Finnair.FIOH-LKNFinnair Embraer E190 / E195OH-LKR · Finnair Incident · Aug 13, 2023On August 13, 2023, the Embraer ERJ-190LR (ERJ-190-100 LR) aircraft (registration OH-LKR), operated by Finnair, was involved in an incident at Helsinki. Source: Finnair.FIOH-LKRFinnair Embraer E190 / E195N77865 · United Airlines Incident · Aug 13, 2023On August 13, 2023, the Boeing 757-33N(WL) aircraft (registration N77865), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Houston. Source: United Airlines.USN77865United Airlines Boeing 7574K-AZ11 · Azerbaijan Incident · Aug 13, 2023On August 13, 2023, the Boeing 757 22L aircraft (registration 4K-AZ11), operated by Azerbaijan, was involved in an incident. Source: Azerbaijan.AZ4K-AZ11Azerbaijan Boeing 757PS-AEB · Azul Linhas Aéreas Incident · Aug 13, 2022On August 13, 2022, the Embraer E295 aircraft (registration PS-AEB), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at São Paulo due to an abnormal runway contact during landing. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).BRPS-AEBAzul Linhas Aéreas Embraer E-Jet E2N208NV · Allegiant Air Incident · Aug 13, 2022On August 13, 2022, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration N208NV), operated by Allegiant Air, was involved in an incident at St. Petersburg. Source: the FAA (United States).USN208NVAllegiant Air Airbus A320N951AV · Avianca Incident · Aug 13, 2022On August 13, 2022, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration N951AV), was involved in an incident at Barranquila.USN951AVAvianca Airbus A320TF-FIX · Iceland Incident · Aug 13, 2021On August 13, 2021, the Boeing Boeing 757-308 aircraft (registration TF-FIX), operated by Iceland, was involved in an incident at Paris. Source: Iceland.ISTF-FIXIceland Boeing 757VQ-BIC · UTair Incident · Aug 13, 2021On August 13, 2021, the Boeing 737 45S aircraft (registration VQ-BIC), operated by UTair, was involved in an incident at Samara. Source: UTair.BMVQ-BICUTair Boeing 737SP-EQL · LOT Polish Airlines Incident · Aug 13, 2021On August 13, 2021, the DHC-8 402 NG aircraft (registration SP-EQL), operated by LOT Polish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Gdansk. Source: LOT Polish Airlines.PLSP-EQLLOT Polish Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 8N709JB · JetBlue Airways Incident · Aug 13, 2020On August 13, 2020, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N709JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Fort Lauderdale. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN709JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A3204K-AZ11 · AZAL Incident · Aug 13, 2019On August 13, 2019, the Boeing 757 22L aircraft (registration 4K-AZ11), operated by AZAL, was involved in an incident at Milan. Source: AZAL.AZ4K-AZ11AZAL Boeing 757VT-EXU · Air India Incident · Aug 13, 2019On August 13, 2019, the Airbus A320 251NSL aircraft (registration VT-EXU), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Goa. Source: Air India.INVT-EXUAir India Airbus A320D-ATUK · TUIFly Incident · Aug 13, 2019On August 13, 2019, the Boeing 737NG 8K5/W aircraft (registration D-ATUK), operated by TUIFly, was involved in an incident at Munich and Corfu. Source: TUIFly.DED-ATUKTUIFly Boeing 737D-ABOE · Condor Incident · Aug 13, 2019On August 13, 2019, the Boeing Boeing 757 330/W aircraft (registration D-ABOE), operated by Condor, was involved in an incident at Munich and Palma Mallorca. Source: Condor.DED-ABOECondor Boeing 757C-GVWA · WestJet Incident · Aug 13, 2019On August 13, 2019, the Boeing 737-8CT (WL) aircraft (registration C-GVWA), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident near Calgary (Canada) due to a bird strike. Source: WestJet.CAC-GVWAWestJet Boeing 737N554UW · American Airlines Accident · Aug 13, 2018On August 13, 2018, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration N554UW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at Charlotte. Source: the FAA (United States).USN554UWAmerican Airlines Airbus A321OE-IVC · easyJet Europe Incident · Aug 13, 2018On August 13, 2018, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration OE-IVC), operated by easyJet Europe, was involved in an incident at Edimburgo. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).ATOE-IVCeasyJet Europe Airbus A320VT-ANT · Air India Incident · Aug 13, 2018On August 13, 2018, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration VT-ANT), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident. Source: India.INVT-ANTAir India Boeing 787 DreamlinerN523VL · Volaris Incident · Aug 13, 2018On August 13, 2018, the Airbus A320-233(WL) aircraft (registration N523VL), operated by Volaris, was involved in an incident at Ciudad de Mexico. Source: Volaris.USN523VLVolaris Airbus A320XA-UHE · Interjet Incident · Aug 13, 2018On August 13, 2018, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration XA-UHE), operated by Interjet, was involved in an incident at Tuxtla Gutierrez. Source: Interjet.MXXA-UHEInterjet Airbus A320N204HA · Hawaiian Airlines Accident · Aug 13, 2018On August 13, 2018, the Airbus A321-271N aircraft (registration N204HA), operated by Hawaiian Airlines, was involved in an accident at Los Angeles, California (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN204HAHawaiian Airlines Airbus A321EI-FJW · Norwegian Air International Incident · Aug 13, 2018On August 13, 2018, the Boeing 737-8JP (WL) aircraft (registration EI-FJW), operated by Norwegian Air International, was involved in an incident at Edimburgo-Turnhouse (EDI) Airport (United Kingdom) due to a runway incursion. Source: Norwegian Air International.IEEI-FJWNorwegian Air International Boeing 737N1608 · Delta Air Lines Incident · Aug 13, 2017On August 13, 2017, the Boeing 767 332ER/W aircraft (registration N1608), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at London. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).USN1608Delta Air Lines Boeing 767C-FIUL · Air Canada Incident · Aug 13, 2017On August 13, 2017, the Boeing 777-333ER (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FIUL), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Fairbanks due to the presence of smoke in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FIULAir Canada Boeing 777PH-BQL · KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Incident · Aug 13, 2017On August 13, 2017, the Boeing 777-206ER aircraft (registration PH-BQL), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident near Amsterdam-Schiphol (AMS) International Airport (Netherlands) due to a loss of separation in flight (airprox). Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BQLKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777D-ABGO · Eurowings Incident · Aug 13, 2017On August 13, 2017, the Airbus A319 112 aircraft (registration D-ABGO), operated by Eurowings, was involved in an incident at Stuttgart. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-ABGOEurowings Airbus A319C-FEKH · Sky Regional Incident · Aug 13, 2017On August 13, 2017, the Embraer ERJ 170-200 SU (Embraer) aircraft (registration C-FEKH), operated by Sky Regional, was involved in an incident at Indianapolis due to a cockpit display failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FEKHSky Regional Embraer E170 / E175C-GPBR · Calm Incident · Aug 13, 2017On August 13, 2017, the ATR ATR 72-202 (Aerospatiale) aircraft (registration C-GPBR), operated by Calm, was involved in an incident at Churchill. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GPBRCalm ATR 42 / 72N741AV · Avianca Incident · Aug 13, 2017On August 13, 2017, the Airbus A319-115(WL) aircraft (registration N741AV), operated by Avianca, was involved in an incident at Montevideo. Source: Avianca.USN741AVAvianca Airbus A319D-AIFA · Lufthansa Incident · Aug 13, 2017On August 13, 2017, the Airbus A340 313X aircraft (registration D-AIFA), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Colonia. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIFALufthansa Airbus A340N589JB · JetBlue Airways Incident · Aug 13, 2017On August 13, 2017, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N589JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: the FAA (United States).USN589JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320PH-EXB · KLM Cityhopper Incident · Aug 13, 2017On August 13, 2017, the Embraer ERJ-190-STD (ERJ-190-100) aircraft (registration PH-EXB), operated by KLM Cityhopper, was involved in an incident at Genoa. Source: KLM Cityhopper.NLPH-EXBKLM Cityhopper Embraer E190 / E195PH-TFL · TUI fly Netherlands Incident · Aug 13, 2017On August 13, 2017, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration PH-TFL), operated by TUI fly Netherlands, was involved in an incident near Amsterdam-Schiphol (AMS) International Airport (Netherlands) due to a loss of separation in flight (airprox). Source: TUI fly Netherlands.NLPH-TFLTUI fly Netherlands Boeing 787 DreamlinerEC-MMU · Vueling Incident · Aug 13, 2016On August 13, 2016, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration EC-MMU), operated by Vueling, was involved in an incident at Stuttgart. Source: Vueling.ESEC-MMUVueling Airbus A321N431UA · United Airlines Incident · Aug 13, 2016On August 13, 2016, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N431UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Denver. Source: the FAA (United States).USN431UAUnited Airlines Airbus A320D-BADC · Aerodienst ADAC Incident · Aug 13, 2016On August 13, 2016, the Do 328 Jet 310 aircraft (registration D-BADC), operated by Aerodienst ADAC, was involved in an incident. Source: Aerodienst ADAC.DED-BADCAerodienst ADAC Dornier 3287T-VJJ · Algerie Incident · Aug 13, 2016On August 13, 2016, the Boeing 737NG 8D6/W aircraft (registration 7T-VJJ), operated by Algerie, was involved in an incident at Paris. Source: Algerie.DZ7T-VJJAlgerie Boeing 737N916NN · American Airlines Incident · Aug 13, 2016On August 13, 2016, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N916NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Miami. Source: American Airlines.USN916NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737EP-TTA · Atrak Incident · Aug 13, 2016On August 13, 2016, the Airbus A320 231 aircraft (registration EP-TTA), operated by Atrak, was involved in an incident at Tehran. Source: Atrak.IREP-TTAAtrak Airbus A320N762AN · American Airlines Incident · Aug 13, 2015On August 13, 2015, the Boeing 777-223(ER) aircraft (registration N762AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Boston due to a hydraulic system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN762ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777C-GITY · Air Canada Incident · Aug 13, 2015On August 13, 2015, the Airbus A321-211 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GITY), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Toronto. Source: Air Canada.CAC-GITYAir Canada Airbus A321SE-MDA · Braathens Regional Accident · Aug 13, 2014On August 13, 2014, the ATR ATR 72 500 aircraft (registration SE-MDA), operated by Braathens Regional, was involved in an accident, leaving 2 injured. Source: Braathens Regional.SESE-MDABraathens Regional ATR 42 / 72C-GGNY · Air Canada Jazz Incident · Aug 13, 2014On August 13, 2014, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GGNY), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Ottawa due to the presence of smoke in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GGNYAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8EC-JVE · Vueling Incident · Aug 13, 2014On August 13, 2014, the Airbus A319 111 aircraft (registration EC-JVE), operated by Vueling, was involved in an incident at Florence. Source: ANSV (Italy).ESEC-JVEVueling Airbus A319

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