August 171978
The first balloon across the Atlantic
Milestone48 years ago
10historical events
55occurrences in earlier years
1935–2025years covered
Fact of the day
Double Eagle II comes down in a barley field at Miserey, near Paris, 137 hours after lifting off from Maine: the first crossing of the Atlantic by balloon, after seventeen failed attempts by others and five deaths. Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson and Larry Newman were met by thousands of French people who carried off pieces of the balloon as souvenirs.
Also on this day · 9
1935First flight Howard Hughes’s H-1 flies
The Hughes H-1 Racer flies, the racing aircraft in which Howard Hughes will break the landplane speed record in September at 352 mph: the last world speed record set by an aircraft built by a private individual.
1960Accident Aeroflot 036 in Ukraine
An Aeroflot airliner crashes in Ukraine: 34 lives lost.
1961First flight The HP.115, Concorde’s low-speed rehearsal, flies
The Handley Page HP.115 flies, a slender-delta experimental built to study the low-speed handling of the configuration the future supersonic airliner would have.
1984First flight The Dornier Seastar flies
The Dornier Seastar, a flying boat, makes its first flight.
1986First flight The Tsunami flies
The Tsunami takes off, the purpose-built racer designed to beat the modified fighters at Reno.
1988Accident The Pakistani presidential aircraft
The C-130 Hercules carrying Pakistani president Zia-ul-Haq and United States ambassador Arnold Raphel comes down shortly after taking off from Bahawalpur: there were no survivors and the cause was never established with certainty.
1999First flight The Kazan Ansat flies
The Ansat takes off, Kazan’s light helicopter.
2011Airline Kaltim Airlines is born
Kaltim Airlines is founded in Samarinda, in Indonesian Borneo, with BAe 146s and Cessna Caravans; it would close in 2013.
2016First flight The Airlander 10 flies
The Airlander 10 takes off at Cardington, the hybrid airship that was the largest flying machine in the world.
This day in earlier years · 55
Occurrences recorded on August 17 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 17, 2025On August 17, 2025, the Embraer ERJ-195LR (ERJ-190-200 LR) aircraft (registration SE-RSR), operated by SAS Link, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: SAS Link.SESE-RSRSAS Link Embraer E190 / E195
Incident · Aug 17, 2025On August 17, 2025, the Airbus A320 251NSL aircraft (registration LN-RGN), operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Copenhagen. Source: SAS Scandinavian Airlines.NOLN-RGNSAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A320
Incident · Aug 17, 2025On August 17, 2025, the Airbus A321-211 aircraft (registration N157UW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Boston. Source: the FAA (United States).USN157UWAmerican Airlines Airbus A321
Incident · Aug 17, 2025On August 17, 2025, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N950AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles. Source: American Airlines.USN950ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Aug 17, 2024On August 17, 2024, the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft (registration HB-JNI), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Astana. Source: Swiss.CHHB-JNISwiss International Air Lines Boeing 777
Accident · Aug 17, 2024On August 17, 2024, the Boeing 747-4Hqf aircraft (registration N782CK), operated by Kalitta Air, was involved in an accident at Istanbul, Other Foreign (Turkey) due to turbulence. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN782CKKalitta Air Boeing 747 Incident · Aug 17, 2023On August 17, 2023, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration G-EUUP), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).GBG-EUUPBritish Airways Airbus A320
Incident · Aug 17, 2022On August 17, 2022, the Boeing 737-990(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N486AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: Alaska Airlines.USN486ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737
Accident · Aug 17, 2022On August 17, 2022, the An-24 B aircraft (registration RA-47848), operated by Angara, was involved in an accident at Ust-Kut. Source: Angara.RURA-47848Angara Antonov An-24 Incident · Aug 17, 2022On August 17, 2022, the Antonov An-24RV aircraft (registration RA-46625), operated by IrAero, was involved in an incident near Irkutsk (Russia) due to an engine failure. Source: IrAero.RURA-46625IrAero Antonov An-24
Incident · Aug 17, 2021On August 17, 2021, the Boeing B734 aircraft (registration PR-AJY), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Belem. Source: Azul Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-AJYAzul Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 17, 2021On August 17, 2021, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration HB-JJL), operated by Edelweiss, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Edelweiss.CHHB-JJLEdelweiss Airbus A320
Incident · Aug 17, 2020On August 17, 2020, the Boeing 767-3P6 aircraft (registration N764CK), operated by Kalitta, was involved in an incident at Vancouver due to a flap system failure on final approach. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN764CKKalitta Boeing 767
Incident · Aug 17, 2020On August 17, 2020, the Airbus A319 111 aircraft (registration F-GRHO), operated by France, was involved in an incident at Lisbon. Source: France.FRF-GRHOFrance Airbus A319
Incident · Aug 17, 2020On August 17, 2020, the Boeing 737-800(WL) aircraft (registration EC-MXM), operated by Air Europa, was involved in an incident at Paris. Source: Air Europa.ESEC-MXMAir Europa Boeing 737
Incident · Aug 17, 2020On August 17, 2020, the Airbus A321 211SL aircraft (registration AP-BMM), operated by Airblue, was involved in an incident at Islamabad. Source: Airblue.PKAP-BMMAirblue Airbus A321
Incident · Aug 17, 2020On August 17, 2020, the Airbus A320-271N aircraft (registration VQ-BRI), operated by S7 Airlines, was involved in an incident at Magadan. Source: S7 Airlines.BMVQ-BRIS7 Airlines Airbus A320
Incident · Aug 17, 2019On August 17, 2019, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration N335NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Nassau (Bahamas) due to an engine failure. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN335NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A320
Incident · Aug 17, 2019On August 17, 2019, the Airbus A350-1041 aircraft (registration N335NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Nassau. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN335NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A350 XWB Incident · Aug 17, 2019On August 17, 2019, the Airbus A320-271N aircraft (registration VT-IVZ), operated by IndiGo Airlines, was involved in an incident at Mumbai (India) due to an engine failure. Source: IndiGo Airlines.INVT-IVZIndiGo Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 17, 2019On August 17, 2019, the Boeing 737-8HX (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FTOH), operated by Sunwing, was involved in an incident at Katowice due to a declared emergency with a PAN urgency call during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FTOHSunwing Boeing 737
Incident · Aug 17, 2019On August 17, 2019, the Boeing 757-2Q8(WL) aircraft (registration N712TW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Portland. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN712TWDelta Air Lines Boeing 757 Incident · Aug 17, 2019On August 17, 2019, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration N977JE), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Cleveland. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN977JEJetBlue Airways Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 17, 2019On August 17, 2019, the Airbus A20N aircraft (registration EI-SIF), operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Milan. Source: SAS Scandinavian Airlines.IEEI-SIFSAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A320
Incident · Aug 17, 2018On August 17, 2018, the Airbus A319-111 aircraft (registration EC-LEI), operated by Iberia, was involved in an incident at Barcelona. Source: Iberia.ESEC-LEIIberia Airbus A319
Incident · Aug 17, 2018On August 17, 2018, the Boeing 747-830 aircraft (registration D-ABYP), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Buenos Aires. Source: Lufthansa.DED-ABYPLufthansa Boeing 747 Incident · Aug 17, 2018On August 17, 2018, the Boeing 737NG 86N/W aircraft (registration JA804X), operated by Solaseed, was involved in an incident at Miazaki. Source: Solaseed.JPJA804XSolaseed Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 17, 2018On August 17, 2018, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration D-AISK), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AISKLufthansa Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 17, 2018On August 17, 2018, the Boeing Boeing 747-4B5ERF aircraft (registration OE-IFD), operated by ASL Belgium, was involved in an incident at Liege. Source: ASL Belgium.ATOE-IFDASL Belgium Boeing 747 Incident · Aug 17, 2017On August 17, 2017, the Airbus A320-216 aircraft (registration EI-DTB), operated by Alitalia, was involved in an incident at Milan. Source: ANSV (Italy).IEEI-DTBAlitalia Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 17, 2017On August 17, 2017, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N914AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: the FAA (United States).USN914ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Aug 17, 2017On August 17, 2017, the Boeing 737-924(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N78438), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: the FAA (United States).USN78438United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 17, 2017On August 17, 2017, the Airbus A320 211 aircraft (registration TS-IMP), operated by Tunis, was involved in an incident at Nice. Source: Tunis.TNTS-IMPTunis Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 17, 2016On August 17, 2016, the Airbus A321-212 aircraft (registration HB-IOM), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Malaga. Source: CIAIAC (Spain).CHHB-IOMSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 17, 2016On August 17, 2016, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 8K5/W aircraft (registration SE-RFU), operated by TUIFly Nordic, was involved in an incident at Alghero. Source: TUIFly Nordic.SESE-RFUTUIFly Nordic Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 17, 2016On August 17, 2016, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration VT-IGW), operated by IndiGo, was involved in an incident at Thiruvananthapuram. Source: IndiGo.INVT-IGWIndiGo Airbus A320 Accident · Aug 17, 2016On August 17, 2016, the Boeing 737 924 aircraft (registration N37408), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at Waco, Texas (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN37408United Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Aug 17, 2016On August 17, 2016, the F27 MK 50 aircraft (registration VH-FKV), operated by Alliance, was involved in an incident at Adelaide. Source: the TSB (Canada).AUVH-FKVAlliance Fokker F27 Friendship
Incident · Aug 17, 2015On August 17, 2015, the Boeing 777 212ER aircraft (registration 9V-SVB), operated by Singapore Airlines, was involved in an incident at Istanbul. Source: Singapore Airlines.SG9V-SVBSingapore Airlines Boeing 777
Incident · Aug 17, 2015On August 17, 2015, the Airbus A310 325 aircraft (registration CS-TKN), operated by SATA, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a diversion for technical reasons during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).PTCS-TKNSATA Airbus A310 Incident · Aug 17, 2015On August 17, 2015, the Boeing Boeing 737 430 aircraft (registration YR-BAJ), operated by Blue, was involved in an incident at Liverpool. Source: Blue.ROYR-BAJBlue Boeing 737
Incident · Aug 17, 2015On August 17, 2015, the DC-9 83 aircraft (registration N407NV), operated by Allegiant Air, was involved in an incident at Las Vegas. Source: the FAA (United States).USN407NVAllegiant Air McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Aug 17, 2015On August 17, 2015, the Airbus A319-131 aircraft (registration ZS-SFG), operated by South African Airways - SAA, was involved in an incident East London (ELS) Airport (South Africa) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: South African Airways - SAA.ZAZS-SFGSouth African Airways - SAA Airbus A319
Incident · Aug 17, 2014On August 17, 2014, the Airbus A330-343 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GFAH), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Bangor. Source: Air Canada.CAC-GFAHAir Canada Airbus A330
Accident · Aug 17, 2014On August 17, 2014, the aircraft (registration N587AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at Dallas. Source: the FAA (United States).USN587AAAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Aug 17, 2013On August 17, 2013, the Airbus A330-343 aircraft (registration G-VRAY), operated by Virgin Atlantic, was involved in an incident at Gander due to a fuel system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).GBG-VRAYVirgin Atlantic Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 17, 2012On August 17, 2012, the Airbus A320-231 aircraft (registration S5-AAS), operated by Adria Airways, was involved in an incident at Rhodes (Greece) due to a rejected take-off. Source: Adria Airways.SIS5-AASAdria Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 17, 2012On August 17, 2012, the Airbus A319-111 aircraft (registration G-EZDX), operated by easyJet, was involved in an incident at London. Source: easyJet.GBG-EZDXeasyJet Airbus A319
Incident · Aug 17, 2012On August 17, 2012, the Airbus A330 223 aircraft (registration B-LNF), operated by Hong Kong, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong. Source: Hong Kong.CNB-LNFHong Kong Airbus A330
Incident · Aug 17, 2011On August 17, 2011, the Boeing 767 332ER/W aircraft (registration N1608), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN1608Delta Air Lines Boeing 767 Incident · Aug 17, 2011On August 17, 2011, the Airbus A320-271N(WL) aircraft (registration XA-VIH), operated by VivaAerobus, was involved in an incident at Las Vegas. Source: VivaAerobus.MXXA-VIHVivaAerobus Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 17, 2011On August 17, 2011, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration HB-IJM), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident near Geneve (Switzerland) due to a loss of separation in flight (airprox). Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-IJMSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A320
Incident · Aug 17, 2011On August 17, 2011, the Airbus A340-313 aircraft (registration D-AIGN), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Kuwait. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIGNLufthansa Airbus A340
Incident · Aug 17, 1970On August 17, 1970, the Boeing 747-128 aircraft (registration F-BPVD), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident near Montreal (Canada) due to a precautionary return or diversion. Source: Air France.FRF-BPVDAir France Boeing 747 Storage · Aug 17, 2006In August 2006, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration N623VA), operated by Virgin America, was placed in storage at Rome. Source: Virgin America.USN623VAVirgin America Airbus A320Photo: Rubyk · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
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