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This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on August 16 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

Accident · Aug 16, 1987On August 16, 1987, the McDonnell Douglas MD-82 aircraft (registration N312RC), operated by Northwest Airlines, was involved in a fatal accident at Romulus, by Detroit Airport (United States), leaving 154 dead on board and 2 on the ground. Source: Northwest Airlines.USN312RCNorthwest Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Accident · Aug 16, 2010On August 16, 2010, the aircraft (registration HK-4682), operated by Aires, was involved in a fatal accident at San Andres Island, leaving 2 dead. Source: Aires.COHK-4682Aires Boeing 737 Accident · Aug 16, 2025On August 16, 2025, the aircraft (registration OH-ATE), operated by Norra, was involved in an accident at Helsinki (Finland). Source: the BEA (France).FIOH-ATENorra Airbus A350 XWB Incident · Aug 16, 2025On August 16, 2025, the Boeing 737-8-200 MAX aircraft (registration EI-IJT), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Cork. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-IJTRyanair Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Aug 16, 2025On August 16, 2025, the Boeing 757 330/W aircraft (registration D-ABOK), operated by Condor, was involved in an incident at Corfu. Source: Condor.DED-ABOKCondor Boeing 757 Incident · Aug 16, 2025On August 16, 2025, the Airbus A320-251N aircraft (registration N365FR), operated by Frontier Airlines, was involved in an incident at Charlotte-Douglas (CLT) International Airport (United States) due to a ground occurrence during operations. Source: Frontier Airlines.USN365FRFrontier Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 16, 2025On August 16, 2025, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration N837VA), operated by Global Crossing Airlines, was involved in an incident at Villahermosa (Mexico) due to a runway incursion during take-off. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN837VAGlobal Crossing Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 16, 2024On August 16, 2024, the Boeing 777-323(ER) aircraft (registration N725AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at São Paulo. Source: American Airlines.USN725ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Aug 16, 2024On August 16, 2024, the Airbus A350-941 aircraft (registration D-AIXG), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIXGLufthansa Airbus A350 XWB Incident · Aug 16, 2024On August 16, 2024, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration CN-NMH), operated by Arabia Maroc, was involved in an incident at Tánger. Source: Arabia Maroc.MACN-NMHArabia Maroc Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 16, 2024On August 16, 2024, the Airbus A319 112 aircraft (registration OO-SSF), operated by Brussels Airlines, was involved in an incident at Marseille. Source: Brussels Airlines.BEOO-SSFBrussels Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Aug 16, 2024On August 16, 2024, the Boeing 737-86Q (WL) aircraft (registration P2-PXC), operated by Air Niugini, was involved in an incident at Manila-Ninoy Aquino (MNL) International Airport (Philippines) due to being struck by a ground vehicle or a piece of ground equipment. Source: Air Niugini.PGP2-PXCAir Niugini Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 16, 2023On August 16, 2023, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration N821AW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Memphis. Source: American Airlines.USN821AWAmerican Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Aug 16, 2023On August 16, 2023, the aircraft (registration N924VA), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Austin. Source: Alaska Airlines.USN924VAAlaska Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 16, 2022On August 16, 2022, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration 4R-MRE), operated by SriLankan Airlines, was involved in an incident near Jaffna (Sri Lanka) due to turbulence, leaving 3 injured. Source: SriLankan Airlines.LK4R-MRESriLankan Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 16, 2022On August 16, 2022, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-DCX), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Dusseldorf. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-DCXRyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 16, 2022On August 16, 2022, the Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft (registration N321RL), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Boston. Source: the FAA (United States).USN321RLAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Aug 16, 2022On August 16, 2022, the Airbus A330-202 aircraft (registration EI-EJL), operated by ITA, was involved in an incident at Rome. Source: ITA.IEEI-EJLITA Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 16, 2022On August 16, 2022, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-EMF), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Toulouse. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-EMFRyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 16, 2022On August 16, 2022, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration YU-APK), operated by Serbia, was involved in an incident at Tivat. Source: Serbia.RSYU-APKSerbia Airbus A319 Incident · Aug 16, 2022On August 16, 2022, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration VT-ANR), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Bangkok. Source: Air India.INVT-ANRAir India Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Aug 16, 2021On August 16, 2021, the Airbus A320-214 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-FGKH), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Winnipeg. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FGKHAir Canada Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 16, 2021On August 16, 2021, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration G-VNEW), operated by Virgin Atlantic, was involved in an incident. Source: Virgin Atlantic.GBG-VNEWVirgin Atlantic Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Aug 16, 2021On August 16, 2021, the Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft (registration PR-XMC), operated by GOL Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Porto Velho. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).BRPR-XMCGOL Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Aug 16, 2021On August 16, 2021, the Boeing 737-4Q8 aircraft (registration N807TJ), operated by iAero, was involved in an incident at Fort Lauderdale and Miami. Source: iAero.USN807TJiAero Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 16, 2020On August 16, 2020, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration D-AIDE), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Vienna. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIDELufthansa Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 16, 2020On August 16, 2020, the Boeing 757 223/W aircraft (registration TF-ISD), operated by Iceland, was involved in an incident at Keflavik. Source: Iceland.ISTF-ISDIceland Boeing 757 Incident · Aug 16, 2019On August 16, 2019, the Boeing 757 330/W aircraft (registration D-ABON), operated by Condor, was involved in an incident at Palma Mallorca. Source: Condor.DED-ABONCondor Boeing 757 Incident · Aug 16, 2019On August 16, 2019, the Airbus A321-212 aircraft (registration F-GTAZ), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Bordeaux. Source: Air France.FRF-GTAZAir France Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 16, 2019On August 16, 2019, the Boeing Boeing 737 524/W aircraft (registration VQ-BJM), operated by UTair, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: UTair.BMVQ-BJMUTair Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 16, 2019On August 16, 2019, the Embraer Superjet 100 95 B aircraft (registration XA-DAS), operated by Interjet, was involved in an incident at Ciudad de Mexico. Source: Interjet.MXXA-DASInterjet Sukhoi Superjet 100 Incident · Aug 16, 2019On August 16, 2019, the Airbus A20N aircraft (registration VT-WJA), operated by GoAir, was involved in an incident at Delhi. Source: GoAir.INVT-WJAGoAir Airbus A320 Accident · Aug 16, 2018On August 16, 2018, the Boeing 737NG 85C/W aircraft (registration B-5498), operated by Xiamen, was involved in an accident at Manila (Philippines). Source: Xiamen.CNB-5498Xiamen Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 16, 2018On August 16, 2018, the Airbus Airbus A320 212 aircraft (registration D-AICD), operated by Condor, was involved in an incident at Kavala. Source: Condor.DED-AICDCondor Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 16, 2018On August 16, 2018, the Boeing 777-223(ER) aircraft (registration N755AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: American Airlines.USN755ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Aug 16, 2018On August 16, 2018, the Boeing 737NG 86N/W aircraft (registration JA805X), operated by Solaseed, was involved in an incident at Oita. Source: Solaseed.JPJA805XSolaseed Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 16, 2018On August 16, 2018, the Airbus A320-232(WL) aircraft (registration XA-VAV), operated by VivaAerobus, was involved in an incident at Ciudad de Mexico. Source: VivaAerobus.MXXA-VAVVivaAerobus Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 16, 2017On August 16, 2017, the Airbus A320 271NSL aircraft (registration VT-ITK), operated by IndiGo, was involved in an incident at Nagpur. Source: IndiGo.INVT-ITKIndiGo Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 16, 2017On August 16, 2017, the Airbus A320 214SL aircraft (registration TC-DCB), operated by Pegasus, was involved in an incident at Gulyali. Source: Pegasus.TRTC-DCBPegasus Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 16, 2017On August 16, 2017, the Airbus A319 132 aircraft (registration AP-BNJ), operated by Shaheen, was involved in an incident at Lahore. Source: Shaheen.PKAP-BNJShaheen Airbus A319 Incident · Aug 16, 2016On August 16, 2016, the Airbus A330 343E aircraft (registration 9M-XXD), operated by AirAsia X, was involved in an incident at Alice Springs. Source: the TSB (Canada).MY9M-XXDAirAsia X Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 16, 2016On August 16, 2016, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 73S/W aircraft (registration F-GZTO), operated by ASL France, was involved in an incident at Aberdeen. Source: ASL France.FRF-GZTOASL France Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 16, 2016On August 16, 2016, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 aircraft (registration N195PQ), operated by ExpressJet, was involved in an incident at Toronto. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN195PQExpressJet Bombardier CRJ Incident · Aug 16, 2016On August 16, 2016, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration B-HSK), operated by Cathay Dragon, was involved in an incident at Kota Kinabalu. Source: Cathay Dragon.CNB-HSKCathay Dragon Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 16, 2016On August 16, 2016, the Airbus A320 232SL aircraft (registration B-1678), operated by China Eastern Airlines, was involved in an incident at Shenyang. Source: China Eastern Airlines.CNB-1678China Eastern Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 16, 2016On August 16, 2016, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration 4X-ABF), operated by Israir, was involved in an incident at Tel Aviv. Source: Israir.IL4X-ABFIsrair Airbus A320 Accident · Aug 16, 2015On August 16, 2015, the BAe 146 200 aircraft (registration D-AMGL), operated by WDL, was involved in an accident at London. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-AMGLWDL BAe 146 / Avro RJ Incident · Aug 16, 2014On August 16, 2014, the Bombardier CRJ 200ER aircraft (registration ZS-NME), operated by SA Express, was involved in an incident East London. Source: SA Express.ZAZS-NMESA Express Bombardier CRJ Incident · Aug 16, 2014On August 16, 2014, the aircraft (registration VP-BLX), operated by Aeroflot, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: Aeroflot.BMVP-BLXAeroflot Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 16, 2014On August 16, 2014, the Boeing 737NG 83N/W aircraft (registration VP-BQD), operated by Globus Airlines, was involved in an incident at Krasnojarsk. Source: Globus Airlines.BMVP-BQDGlobus Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 16, 2012On August 16, 2012, the aircraft (registration D-ALTL), operated by Air Berlin, was involved in an incident at Hamburg. Source: the BEA (France).DED-ALTLAir Berlin Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 16, 2012On August 16, 2012, the aircraft (registration VQ-BMQ), operated by Nordwind, was involved in an incident at Novosibirsk. Source: Nordwind.BMVQ-BMQNordwind Boeing 767 Incident · Aug 16, 2012On August 16, 2012, the Airbus Airbus A330 343E aircraft (registration VQ-BPI), operated by Aeroflot, was involved in an incident. Source: Aeroflot.BMVQ-BPIAeroflot Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 16, 2012On August 16, 2012, the Airbus A330-202 aircraft (registration EI-DIP), operated by Alitalia, was involved in an incident at Boston. Source: Alitalia.IEEI-DIPAlitalia Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 16, 2012On August 16, 2012, the Airbus A321 231 aircraft (registration VN-A349), operated by Vietnam, was involved in an incident at Ho Chi Minh City. Source: Vietnam.VNVN-A349Vietnam Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 16, 2012On August 16, 2012, the Airbus A321-112 aircraft (registration EI-IXV), operated by Alitalia, was involved in an incident at Catania. Source: Alitalia.IEEI-IXVAlitalia Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 16, 2012On August 16, 2012, the Embraer EMB-135KL aircraft (registration N837AE), was involved in an incident at Abilene.USN837AEDesconocida Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Incident · Aug 16, 2012On August 16, 2012, the Airbus Airbus A321 211 aircraft (registration OE-LES), operated by Niki, was involved in an incident at Vienna. Source: Niki.ATOE-LESNiki Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 16, 2011On August 16, 2011, the Boeing 737-824(WL) aircraft (registration N37267), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Port of Spain. Source: United Airlines.USN37267United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 16, 2011On August 16, 2011, the Boeing 767-332(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N1604R), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN1604RDelta Air Lines Boeing 767

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