August 231977
The Gossamer Condor wins the Kremer Prize
Milestone49 years ago
11historical events
59occurrences in earlier years
1921–2025years covered
Fact of the day
At Shafter, California, cyclist Bryan Allen pedals Paul MacCready’s Gossamer Condor around two pylons 800 metres apart in a figure-of-eight course: the first controlled human-powered flight and the Kremer Prize, unclaimed for 18 years. The aircraft weighed 32 kilograms and was made of aluminium tubing, piano wire and plastic film.
Also on this day · 10
1921Accident The airship R38 breaks up over Hull
The airship R38 suffers a structural failure over Hull and falls into the Humber estuary; of its 49 British and American crew, four survive.
1926First flight The Sikorsky S-35 flies
The S-35 takes off, the trimotor in which René Fonck tried to cross the Atlantic a month later.
1938Accident Frank Hawks dies
Frank Hawks, the king of intercity speed records, dies when the Gwinn Aircar he is demonstrating strikes telephone wires.
1954First flight The C-130 Hercules flies
First flight of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, the cargo turboprop still in production seven decades later: the aircraft that carries aid to disasters, fights fires and lands where there is no runway.
1955First flight The Westland Widgeon flies
The Westland Widgeon, a British helicopter, makes its first flight.
1965Airline Air Wisconsin takes off
Air Wisconsin begins flights from Appleton.
1976Milestone IPTN, Indonesia’s aircraft industry, is born
IPTN, today Indonesian Aerospace, the Bandung manufacturer, is founded.
2000Accident Gulf Air 072 at Bahrain
An A320 falls into the Persian Gulf on approach to Manama: 143 lives lost.
2005Accident TANS Flight 204 at Pucallpa
A TANS Perú 737 crashes on approach to Pucallpa in a storm; 40 of the 98 aboard die.
2012Accident A balloon crashes near Ljubljana
A hot-air balloon crashes near Ljubljana; six people die.
This day in earlier years · 59
Occurrences recorded on August 23 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 23, 2000On August 23, 2000, the A320-212 aircraft (registration A4O-EK), operated by Gulf Air, was involved in a fatal accident at Persian Gulf, off Manama (Bahrain), leaving 143 dead. Source: Gulf Air.OMA4O-EKGulf Air Airbus A320
Incident · Aug 23, 2025On August 23, 2025, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration N558UW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Washington. Source: the FAA (United States).USN558UWAmerican Airlines Airbus A321
Incident · Aug 23, 2025On August 23, 2025, the McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft (registration N805WA), operated by World Atlantic Airlines, was involved in an incident near Miami (United States) due to turbulence. Source: World Atlantic Airlines.USN805WAWorld Atlantic Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80
Incident · Aug 23, 2024On August 23, 2024, the Boeing 787-9 aircraft (registration CN-RAM), operated by RAM, was involved in an incident at Casablanca. Source: RAM.MACN-RAMRAM Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Accident · Aug 23, 2024On August 23, 2024, the Boeing 737 4Y0 aircraft (registration YA-PID), operated by Ariana Afghan, was involved in an accident at Khost. Source: Ariana Afghan.AFYA-PIDAriana Afghan Boeing 737
Incident · Aug 23, 2024On August 23, 2024, the Boeing 737-8-200 MAX aircraft (registration EI-IJA), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Birmingham. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-IJARyanair Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Aug 23, 2024On August 23, 2024, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration CN-NMP), operated by Arabia Maroc, was involved in an incident at Madrid. Source: Arabia Maroc.MACN-NMPArabia Maroc Airbus A320
Incident · Aug 23, 2023On August 23, 2023, the Airbus A321-271NX aircraft (registration VT-IUD), operated by IndiGo, was involved in an incident at Jeddah. Source: IndiGo.INVT-IUDIndiGo Airbus A321
Incident · Aug 23, 2023On August 23, 2023, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration CC-BGR), operated by LATAM, was involved in an incident. Source: LATAM.CLCC-BGRLATAM Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Incident · Aug 23, 2023On August 23, 2023, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N979AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Raleigh/Durham. Source: American Airlines.USN979ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 23, 2023On August 23, 2023, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration OO-SND), operated by Brussels Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: Brussels Airlines.BEOO-SNDBrussels Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 23, 2023On August 23, 2023, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration 4R-MRE), operated by Srilankan, was involved in an incident at Delhi. Source: Srilankan.LK4R-MRESrilankan Airbus A320
Incident · Aug 23, 2023On August 23, 2023, the Airbus A20N aircraft (registration VT-TYA), operated by Vistara, was involved in an incident at Delhi. Source: Vistara.INVT-TYAVistara Airbus A320
Incident · Aug 23, 2022On August 23, 2022, the Boeing 737-8K5(WL) aircraft (registration G-GDFW), operated by Jet2.com, was involved in an incident at Thessaloniki. Source: Jet2.com.GBG-GDFWJet2.com Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 23, 2022On August 23, 2022, the Airbus A320-232(WL) aircraft (registration XA-VAJ), operated by VivaAerobus, was involved in an incident at Guadalajara. Source: VivaAerobus.MXXA-VAJVivaAerobus Airbus A320
Incident · Aug 23, 2022On August 23, 2022, the Airbus A350-1041 aircraft (registration B-LXN), operated by Cathay Pacific, was involved in an incident at Manchester. Source: Cathay Pacific.CNB-LXNCathay Pacific Airbus A350 XWB Incident · Aug 23, 2022On August 23, 2022, the Airbus A21N aircraft (registration EI-KGD), operated by Astana, was involved in an incident at Istanbul and Almaty. Source: Astana.IEEI-KGDAstana Airbus A321
Accident · Aug 23, 2021On August 23, 2021, the Boeing 737-990Er aircraft (registration N479AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an accident at SeaTac, Washington (United States), leaving 4 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN479ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 23, 2020On August 23, 2020, the Boeing 737NG 800/W aircraft (registration F-HTVG), operated by Transavia, was involved in an incident at Paris. Source: Transavia.FRF-HTVGTransavia Boeing 737
Incident · Aug 23, 2020On August 23, 2020, the Airbus A318-111 aircraft (registration YR-ASB), operated by Tarom, was involved in an incident at Bucharest-Henri Coanda (OTP) International Airport (Romania) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: Tarom.ROYR-ASBTarom Airbus A318
Incident · Aug 23, 2019On August 23, 2019, the Boeing 737-924(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N36469), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Diego. Source: United Airlines.USN36469United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 23, 2019On August 23, 2019, the Airbus A321 111 aircraft (registration OE-LBB), operated by Austrian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Vienna. Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LBBAustrian Airlines Airbus A321
Incident · Aug 23, 2019On August 23, 2019, the Airbus A332 aircraft (registration TC-AGD), operated by AtlasGlobal, was involved in an incident at Hamburg. Source: AtlasGlobal.TRTC-AGDAtlasGlobal Airbus A330
Incident · Aug 23, 2018On August 23, 2018, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-DWR), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Palermo. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-DWRRyanair Boeing 737
Incident · Aug 23, 2018On August 23, 2018, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration N24974), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Francisco. Source: United Airlines.USN24974United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Incident · Aug 23, 2018On August 23, 2018, the Boeing 747-428F aircraft (registration N904AR), operated by Sky Lease Cargo, was involved in an incident at Honolulu. Source: the FAA (United States).USN904ARSky Lease Cargo Boeing 747
Incident · Aug 23, 2018On August 23, 2018, the Airbus A300 B4-622R aircraft (registration EI-OZL), operated by ASL Ireland, was involved in an incident at Milan. Source: ASL Ireland.IEEI-OZLASL Ireland Airbus A300
Incident · Aug 23, 2017On August 23, 2017, the Boeing 767 424Er aircraft (registration N68061), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Zurich (Switzerland) due to a cabin depressurisation or pressurisation failure. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN68061United Airlines Boeing 767
Incident · Aug 23, 2017On August 23, 2017, the Boeing 737 230F aircraft (registration HK-5026), operated by Aerosucre, was involved in an incident at Bogota. Source: Aerosucre.COHK-5026Aerosucre Boeing 737
Incident · Aug 23, 2017On August 23, 2017, the Airbus A330-343 aircraft (registration TC-LOE), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Istanbul. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-LOETurkish Airlines Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 23, 2017On August 23, 2017, the Boeing 737-8JP(WL) aircraft (registration LN-NIG), operated by Norwegian Air Shuttle, was involved in an incident at Dublin. Source: Norwegian Air Shuttle.NOLN-NIGNorwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737
Incident · Aug 23, 2017On August 23, 2017, the Bombardier Bombardier CRJ 900 LR aircraft (registration D-ACKE), operated by Lufthansa Cityline, was involved in an incident at Vienna. Source: Lufthansa Cityline.DED-ACKELufthansa Cityline Bombardier CRJ
Incident · Aug 23, 2016On August 23, 2016, the Boeing 737NG 7U8/W aircraft (registration 5Y-KQG), operated by Kenya Airways, was involved in an incident at Johannesburgo. Source: Kenya Airways.KE5Y-KQGKenya Airways Boeing 737
Incident · Aug 23, 2016On August 23, 2016, the Airbus A321-211 aircraft (registration EC-JEJ), operated by Iberia, was involved in an incident at Palma Mallorca. Source: Iberia.ESEC-JEJIberia Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 23, 2016On August 23, 2016, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 8K5/W aircraft (registration OK-TVP), operated by Smartwings, was involved in an incident at Lyon. Source: Smartwings.CZOK-TVPSmartwings Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 23, 2016On August 23, 2016, the Boeing 737NG 8GJ/W aircraft (registration VT-SZA), operated by SpiceJet, was involved in an incident at Pune. Source: SpiceJet.INVT-SZASpiceJet Boeing 737
Incident · Aug 23, 2016On August 23, 2016, the 340 B aircraft (registration VH-ZRJ), operated by REX, was involved in an incident at Ballina. Source: the ATSB (Australia).AUVH-ZRJREX Saab 340 / 2000
Incident · Aug 23, 2016On August 23, 2016, the Airbus A319-114 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-FYKC), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Montreal due to a cockpit display failure while taxiing. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FYKCAir Canada Airbus A319
Incident · Aug 23, 2016On August 23, 2016, the Airbus A340 642 aircraft (registration ZS-SNA), operated by SAA, was involved in an incident at Washington. Source: SAA.ZAZS-SNASAA Airbus A340 Incident · Aug 23, 2015On August 23, 2015, the Airbus A330-203 aircraft (registration F-GZCE), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Recife. Source: Air France.FRF-GZCEAir France Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 23, 2015On August 23, 2015, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration EC-LAB), operated by Vueling, was involved in an incident at Milan. Source: Vueling.ESEC-LABVueling Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 23, 2015On August 23, 2015, the Airbus AIRBUS A320-232 aircraft (registration G-EUUR), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at London. Source: British Airways.GBG-EUURBritish Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 23, 2015On August 23, 2015, the Boeing 737NG 86N/W aircraft (registration 4X-EKI), operated by Elal, was involved in an incident at Tel Aviv. Source: Elal.IL4X-EKIElal Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 23, 2015On August 23, 2015, the Boeing 737-9K2 (WL) aircraft (registration PH-BXO), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) International Airport (Netherlands) due to a bird strike. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BXOKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737 Accident · Aug 23, 2015On August 23, 2015, the Boeing 737 7H4 aircraft (registration N232WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident at Oakland, California (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN232WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 23, 2014On August 23, 2014, the Airbus A330-243 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GTSZ), operated by Air Transat, was involved in an incident due to a hydraulic system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GTSZAir Transat Airbus A330
Incident · Aug 23, 2014On August 23, 2014, the Boeing Boeing 737 33VQC aircraft (registration F-GZTA), operated by Europe Airpost, was involved in an incident at Venice. Source: Europe Airpost.FRF-GZTAEurope Airpost Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 23, 2014On August 23, 2014, the aircraft (registration G-MEDL), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Amman. Source: British Airways.GBG-MEDLBritish Airways Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 23, 2014On August 23, 2014, the Boeing 747 430 aircraft (registration D-ABVO), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Mumbai. Source: Lufthansa.DED-ABVOLufthansa Boeing 747
Incident · Aug 23, 2014On August 23, 2014, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration PR-MHM), operated by TAM Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Belem. Source: TAM Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-MHMTAM Linhas Aéreas Airbus A320
Incident · Aug 23, 2012On August 23, 2012, the Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW (Embraer) aircraft (registration C-FMZD), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Montreal due to a declared emergency with the airport fire service on standby during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FMZDAir Canada Embraer E190 / E195
Incident · Aug 23, 2011On August 23, 2011, the Airbus A330 343E aircraft (registration HS-TES), operated by Thai, was involved in an incident at Osaka. Source: Thai.THHS-TESThai Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 23, 2011On August 23, 2011, the Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW aircraft (registration N238JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Orlando. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN238JBJetBlue Airways Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Aug 23, 2011On August 23, 2011, the Boeing 737NG 8HG/W aircraft (registration VT-AYA), operated by Air India Express, was involved in an incident at Tiruchirappalli. Source: Air India Express.INVT-AYAAir India Express Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 23, 2009On August 23, 2009, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration G-MIDX), operated by bmi British Midland, was involved in an incident at Faro (FAO) Airport (Portugal) due to a ground occurrence during operations. Source: bmi British Midland.GBG-MIDXbmi British Midland Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 23, 2008On August 23, 2008, the Boeing 747-436 aircraft (registration G-CIVK), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at London Heathrow (LHR) Airport (United Kingdom) due to the presence of smoke. Source: British Airways.GBG-CIVKBritish Airways Boeing 747 Incident · Aug 23, 2003On August 23, 2003, the Airbus A319-114 aircraft (registration C-FYKW), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Vernon, British Columbia (Canada). Source: Air Canada.CAC-FYKWAir Canada Airbus A319
Accident · Aug 23, 2000On August 23, 2000, the Boeing 757-223 aircraft (registration N657AM), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at Gulf Of Mexico, leaving 14 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN657AMAmerican Airlines Boeing 757 Storage · Aug 23, 2008In August 2008, the A350-941 aircraft (registration N14056), operated by American Airlines, was placed in storage at ROW. Source: American Airlines.USN14056American Airlines Airbus A300Photo: Laura Bagnell · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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