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Occurrences recorded on August 15 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

Incident · Aug 15, 2025On August 15, 2025, the Airbus A319-114 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-FYJG), operated by Air Canada Rouge, was involved in an incident due to an electrical system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FYJGAir Canada Rouge Airbus A319 Incident · Aug 15, 2025On August 15, 2025, the Boeing Boeing 787-9 aircraft (registration SP-LSA), operated by LOT Polish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Urumqi. Source: LOT Polish Airlines.PLSP-LSALOT Polish Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Aug 15, 2025On August 15, 2025, the Airbus A320-214(WL) aircraft (registration G-EZRX), operated by easyJet, was involved in an incident at Colonia. Source: easyJet.GBG-EZRXeasyJet Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 15, 2025On August 15, 2025, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration G-EZUN), operated by easyJet, was involved in an incident at Manchester (MAN) International Airport (United Kingdom) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: easyJet.GBG-EZUNeasyJet Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 15, 2025On August 15, 2025, the Airbus A320-214 (WL) aircraft (registration G-EZWH), operated by easyJet, was involved in an incident at Manchester (MAN) International Airport (United Kingdom) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: easyJet.GBG-EZWHeasyJet Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 15, 2024On August 15, 2024, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N989AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Raleigh/Durham. Source: American Airlines.USN989ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 15, 2023On August 15, 2023, the Airbus A319-114 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GBHY), operated by Air Canada Rouge, was involved in an incident at Miami. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GBHYAir Canada Rouge Airbus A319 Incident · Aug 15, 2023On August 15, 2023, the Boeing 737-7BD(WL) aircraft (registration N7737E), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Houston. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN7737ESouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 15, 2023On August 15, 2023, the Airbus A330-323 aircraft (registration N815NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN815NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 15, 2023On August 15, 2023, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration A9C-FD), operated by Gulf, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Gulf.BHA9C-FDGulf Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Aug 15, 2022On August 15, 2022, the Boeing 737NG 8HO/W aircraft (registration ET-AOB), operated by Ethiopian, was involved in an incident at Adís Abeba. Source: Ethiopian.ETET-AOBEthiopian Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 15, 2022On August 15, 2022, the Boeing 737NG 83N/W aircraft (registration SP-ENU), operated by Enter, was involved in an incident at Gdansk. Source: Enter.PLSP-ENUEnter Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 15, 2022On August 15, 2022, the Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft (registration N8723Q), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN8723QSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Aug 15, 2022On August 15, 2022, the Boeing 737 4Q8 aircraft (registration TC-TLC), operated by Tailwind, was involved in an incident at Antalya. Source: Tailwind.TRTC-TLCTailwind Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 15, 2021On August 15, 2021, the Boeing B777-LR(F) aircraft (registration A7-BFX), operated by Qatar Airways, was involved in an incident at Ciudad de Panamá. Source: Qatar Airways.QAA7-BFXQatar Airways Boeing 777 Incident · Aug 15, 2021On August 15, 2021, the Boeing 737NG 8B6/W aircraft (registration CN-RNP), operated by RAM, was involved in an incident at Oujda. Source: RAM.MACN-RNPRAM Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 15, 2021On August 15, 2021, the Airbus A330 343X aircraft (registration LN-RKM), operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Londonderry. Source: SAS Scandinavian Airlines.NOLN-RKMSAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 15, 2020On August 15, 2020, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 8LP/W aircraft (registration VQ-BRQ), operated by S7 Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chita. Source: S7 Airlines.BMVQ-BRQS7 Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 15, 2020On August 15, 2020, the Boeing BOEING 747-446 aircraft (registration EI-XLF), operated by Rossiya Airlines, was involved in an incident at St. Petersburg. Source: Rossiya Airlines.IEEI-XLFRossiya Airlines Boeing 747 Incident · Aug 15, 2020On August 15, 2020, the Embraer ERJ-175LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) aircraft (registration N247SY), operated by Delta Connection, opb SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Luis-Lambert (STL) International Airport (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: Delta Connection, opb SkyWest Airlines.USN247SYDelta Connection, opb SkyWest Airlines Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Aug 15, 2019On August 15, 2019, the Airbus AIRBUS A320-232 aircraft (registration G-MIDO), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Athens. Source: British Airways.GBG-MIDOBritish Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 15, 2019On August 15, 2019, the McDonnell Douglas MD-11F aircraft (registration N270UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident at Warszawa-Frédéric Chopin (WAW) Airport (Poland) due to the presence of smoke. Source: UPS Airlines.USN270UPUPS Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Incident · Aug 15, 2019On August 15, 2019, the aircraft (registration N270UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident at Warsaw due to a fire or smoke on board during landing. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN270UPUPS Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Incident · Aug 15, 2019On August 15, 2019, the Boeing 767 aircraft (registration N378AX), operated by Omni Air International, was involved in an incident at Shannon (Ireland), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN378AXOmni Air International Boeing 767 Accident · Aug 15, 2019On August 15, 2019, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration JA808A), operated by All Nippon Airways, was involved in an accident at Beijing, leaving 4 injured. Source: the JTSB (Japan).JPJA808AAll Nippon Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner Accident · Aug 15, 2019On August 15, 2019, the Airbus Airbus A321 211 aircraft (registration VQ-BOZ), operated by Ural, was involved in an accident at Moscow (Russia), leaving 10 injured. Source: MAK.BMVQ-BOZUral Airbus A321 Accident · Aug 15, 2018On August 15, 2018, the Boeing 737-376(SF) aircraft (registration VH-XMO), operated by Express Freighters, was involved in an accident at Canberra. Source: the TSB (Canada).AUVH-XMOExpress Freighters Boeing 737 Accident · Aug 15, 2018On August 15, 2018, the Airbus A321-211(WL) aircraft (registration N715FR), operated by Frontier Airlines, was involved in an accident at Raleigh/Durham. Source: Frontier Airlines.USN715FRFrontier Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 15, 2018On August 15, 2018, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration N544UW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Charlotte. Source: American Airlines.USN544UWAmerican Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 15, 2018On August 15, 2018, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N448UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago-O'Hare (ORD) International Airport (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft during pushback. Source: United Airlines.USN448UAUnited Airlines Airbus A320 Accident · Aug 15, 2017On August 15, 2017, the Boeing 737 832 aircraft (registration N377DA), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident at Queens, New York (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN377DADelta Air Lines Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 15, 2017On August 15, 2017, the Airbus A340 313X aircraft (registration D-AIFA), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Philadelphia. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIFALufthansa Airbus A340 Incident · Aug 15, 2017On August 15, 2017, the Airbus A340 313X aircraft (registration OY-KBA), operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Riga. Source: SAS Scandinavian Airlines.DKOY-KBASAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A340 Incident · Aug 15, 2017On August 15, 2017, the Boeing 737NG 809/W aircraft (registration B-18610), operated by China Airlines, was involved in an incident at Fukuoka. Source: China Airlines.CNB-18610China Airlines Boeing 737 Accident · Aug 15, 2016On August 15, 2016, the Airbus Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration VP-BWD), operated by Aeroflot, was involved in an accident at Moscow. Source: Aeroflot.BMVP-BWDAeroflot Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 15, 2016On August 15, 2016, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration PR-AVR), operated by Avianca Brasil, was involved in an incident at Brasilia. Source: Avianca Brasil.BRPR-AVRAvianca Brasil Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 15, 2016On August 15, 2016, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration N834AW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Baltimore. Source: American Airlines.USN834AWAmerican Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Aug 15, 2016On August 15, 2016, the Airbus A320 233SL aircraft (registration 9N-AKW), operated by Nepal, was involved in an incident at Delhi. Source: Nepal.NP9N-AKWNepal Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 15, 2016On August 15, 2016, the Boeing 777 26KER aircraft (registration VN-A143), operated by Vietnam, was involved in an incident at Hanoi. Source: Vietnam.VNVN-A143Vietnam Boeing 777 Incident · Aug 15, 2016On August 15, 2016, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N427UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Santa Barbara. Source: United Airlines.USN427UAUnited Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 15, 2016On August 15, 2016, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N814NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Orlando. Source: American Airlines.USN814NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 15, 2016On August 15, 2016, the Boeing 737NG 8JP/W aircraft (registration LN-NHD), operated by Norwegian, was involved in an incident at Stockholm. Source: Norwegian.NOLN-NHDNorwegian Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 15, 2016On August 15, 2016, the Boeing 777-222 aircraft (registration N781UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN781UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777 Accident · Aug 15, 2015On August 15, 2015, the Boeing 757-232 aircraft (registration N675DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident at Great Falls. Source: the FAA (United States).USN675DLDelta Air Lines Boeing 757 Accident · Aug 15, 2015On August 15, 2015, the Airbus A321 aircraft (registration N564UW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at Charlotte, North Carolina (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN564UWAmerican Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 15, 2015On August 15, 2015, the Boeing 737-82K aircraft (registration EZ-A004), operated by Turkmenistan Airlines, was involved in an incident at Moskva-Domodedovo (DME) Airport (Russia) due to a cracked or broken cockpit window. Source: Turkmenistan Airlines.TMEZ-A004Turkmenistan Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 15, 2014On August 15, 2014, the Boeing 777 - 236 aircraft (registration N773AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Shemya, Alaska (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN773ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Aug 15, 2014On August 15, 2014, the aircraft (registration N17159), operated by ExpressJet, was involved in an incident at Newark. Source: ExpressJet.USN17159ExpressJet Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Incident · Aug 15, 2014On August 15, 2014, the Boeing Boeing 757-232(SF) aircraft (registration N992FD), operated by FedEx Express, was involved in an incident at Wichita. Source: FedEx Express.USN992FDFedEx Express Boeing 757 Incident · Aug 15, 2014On August 15, 2014, the Airbus A319 112 aircraft (registration D-AKNI), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Tbilisi. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AKNILufthansa Airbus A319 Incident · Aug 15, 2014On August 15, 2014, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration OE-LBR), operated by Austrian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Vienna. Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LBRAustrian Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 15, 2013On August 15, 2013, the Boeing 777 312ER aircraft (registration 9V-SWN), operated by Singapore Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: Singapore Airlines.SG9V-SWNSingapore Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Aug 15, 2012On August 15, 2012, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 aircraft (registration N923FJ), operated by Mesa Airlines, was involved in an incident at Kansas City. Source: the FAA (United States).USN923FJMesa Airlines Bombardier CRJ Incident · Aug 15, 2012On August 15, 2012, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration SU-GCA), operated by EgyptAir, was involved in an incident at Cairo. Source: EgyptAir.EGSU-GCAEgyptAir Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 15, 2011On August 15, 2011, the Airbus A380-842 aircraft (registration VH-OQB), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident. Source: Qantas.AUVH-OQBQantas Airbus A380 Incident · Aug 15, 2011On August 15, 2011, the Boeing 767 330ER/W aircraft (registration D-ABUB), operated by Condor, was involved in an incident at Nantes. Source: Condor.DED-ABUBCondor Boeing 767 Incident · Aug 15, 2011On August 15, 2011, the DA 62 (Diamond) aircraft (registration C-GTSF), operated by Air Transat, was involved in an incident at Ottawa due to a hydraulic system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GTSFAir Transat DA 62 (Diamond)

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