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Occurrences recorded on August 27 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 27, 2025On August 27, 2025, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-DPP), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Colonia. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-DPPRyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 27, 2025On August 27, 2025, the Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft (registration N321TG), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Kingston. Source: American Airlines.USN321TGAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Aug 27, 2025On August 27, 2025, the Airbus A321 111 aircraft (registration F-GMZA), operated by France, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: France.FRF-GMZAFrance Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 27, 2025On August 27, 2025, the Boeing 737-8JP(WL) aircraft (registration SE-RRS), operated by Norwegian Air Sweden, was involved in an incident at Stockholm. Source: Norwegian Air Sweden.SESE-RRSNorwegian Air Sweden Boeing 737 Accident · Aug 27, 2024On August 27, 2024, the aircraft (registration A9C-DHAA), operated by DHL, was involved in an accident at Milan. Source: ANSV (Italy).BHA9C-DHAADHL Boeing 767 Incident · Aug 27, 2024On August 27, 2024, the Boeing 757-232 aircraft (registration N683DA), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta Int. (ATL) Airport (United States), leaving 2 dead on the ground. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN683DADelta Air Lines Boeing 757 Incident · Aug 27, 2024On August 27, 2024, the Airbus A320-214(WL) aircraft (registration D-AIZX), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIZXLufthansa Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 27, 2023On August 27, 2023, the Boeing 737-86N(WL) aircraft (registration G-DRTW), operated by Jet2.com, was involved in an incident at Palma Mallorca. Source: CIAIAC (Spain).GBG-DRTWJet2.com Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 27, 2023On August 27, 2023, the Boeing 777-233LR (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FIUF), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Delhi due to a declared emergency with a PAN urgency call in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FIUFAir Canada Boeing 777 Incident · Aug 27, 2023On August 27, 2023, the Boeing 737-8 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FSCY), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident due to the incapacitation of a crew member for medical reasons in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FSCYAir Canada Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Aug 27, 2023On August 27, 2023, the Boeing 767-322(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N658UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: the FAA (United States).USN658UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Aug 27, 2023On August 27, 2023, the Boeing 737NG 800/W aircraft (registration YI-ASW), operated by Iraqi, was involved in an incident at Sulaymaniyah. Source: Iraqi.IQYI-ASWIraqi Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 27, 2023On August 27, 2023, the Bombardier CRJ 900 LR NG aircraft (registration EI-FPN), operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Copenhagen. Source: SAS Scandinavian Airlines.IEEI-FPNSAS Scandinavian Airlines Bombardier CRJ Incident · Aug 27, 2023On August 27, 2023, the Boeing 767 3Z9ER/W aircraft (registration OE-LAY), operated by Austrian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Vienna. Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LAYAustrian Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Aug 27, 2022On August 27, 2022, the ATR ATR 42-500 aircraft (registration G-LMRC), operated by Loganair, was involved in an incident at Aberdeen. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).GBG-LMRCLoganair ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Aug 27, 2022On August 27, 2022, the Airbus A330 243 aircraft (registration C-GUFR), operated by Air Transat, was involved in an incident at Montreal due to the incapacitation of a crew member for medical reasons in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GUFRAir Transat Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 27, 2022On August 27, 2022, the Boeing 777-333ER (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FIVQ), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a diversion for technical reasons in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FIVQAir Canada Boeing 777 Incident · Aug 27, 2022On August 27, 2022, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-EFC), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Tenerife. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-EFCRyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 27, 2022On August 27, 2022, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration JA831J), operated by Japan Airlines (JAL), was involved in an incident over Shizuoka prefecture (Japan) due to a cracked or broken cockpit window. Source: Japan Airlines (JAL).JPJA831JJapan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 787 Dreamliner Accident · Aug 27, 2021On August 27, 2021, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 (Series 900) aircraft (registration C-FOJZ), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an accident at Vancouver due to a hard landing. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FOJZAir Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJ Incident · Aug 27, 2021On August 27, 2021, the DHC-8-103 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GWRI), operated by Aspire, was involved in an incident at Vancouver due to an electrical system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GWRIAspire De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Aug 27, 2021On August 27, 2021, the Boeing 737-8 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GZSG), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Thunder Bay due to a precautionary engine shutdown in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GZSGWestJet Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Aug 27, 2021On August 27, 2021, the Boeing 737-8HO (W) aircraft (registration S2-AEW), operated by Biman, was involved in an incident at Nagpur. Source: Biman.BDS2-AEWBiman Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 27, 2021On August 27, 2021, the Boeing 757-223 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GCJT), operated by Cargojet, was involved in an incident at Vancouver. Source: Cargojet.CAC-GCJTCargojet Boeing 757 Incident · Aug 27, 2021On August 27, 2021, the Airbus A319 112 aircraft (registration VQ-BAQ), operated by Rossiya Airlines, was involved in an incident at Krasnodar. Source: Rossiya Airlines.BMVQ-BAQRossiya Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Aug 27, 2021On August 27, 2021, the Avro RJ85 aircraft (registration CP-2889), operated by Ecojet, was involved in an incident at Santa Cruz-Viru Viru (VVI) International Airport (Bolivia) due to an engine failure. Source: Ecojet.BOCP-2889Ecojet BAe 146 / Avro RJ Incident · Aug 27, 2020On August 27, 2020, the An-24 RV aircraft (registration RA-46640), operated by IrAero, was involved in an incident at Ust-Kut. Source: IrAero.RURA-46640IrAero Antonov An-24 Accident · Aug 27, 2019On August 27, 2019, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration N328FR), operated by Frontier Airlines, was involved in an accident at Denver, Colorado (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN328FRFrontier Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 27, 2019On August 27, 2019, the Airbus A320 271NSL aircraft (registration VT-ITB), operated by IndiGo, was involved in an incident at Hyderabad. Source: IndiGo.INVT-ITBIndiGo Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 27, 2019On August 27, 2019, the Boeing 737NG 8Q8/W aircraft (registration 4X-EKP), operated by El Al, was involved in an incident at Vienna. Source: El Al.IL4X-EKPEl Al Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 27, 2019On August 27, 2019, the Boeing 757-251 aircraft (registration N547US), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Atlanta. Source: the FAA (United States).USN547USDelta Air Lines Boeing 757 Accident · Aug 27, 2019On August 27, 2019, the Airbus A330 343E aircraft (registration B-5958), operated by Air China, was involved in an accident at Beijing. Source: Air China.CNB-5958Air China Airbus A330 Accident · Aug 27, 2018On August 27, 2018, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration JA14VA), operated by Vanilla, was involved in an accident at Miyazaki. Source: the JTSB (Japan).JPJA14VAVanilla Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 27, 2018On August 27, 2018, the Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft (registration N304RB), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Denver. Source: the FAA (United States).USN304RBAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Aug 27, 2018On August 27, 2018, the Airbus A321 232 aircraft (registration VP-BRM), operated by Red Wings Airlines, was involved in an incident at Anapa. Source: Red Wings Airlines.BMVP-BRMRed Wings Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 27, 2017On August 27, 2017, the Boeing 737 3Z0 aircraft (registration UR-CNF), operated by Yanair, was involved in an incident at Kyiv. Source: Yanair.UAUR-CNFYanair Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 27, 2017On August 27, 2017, the Boeing 767-338 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GOGN), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Calgary due to a diversion for operational reasons during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GOGNWestJet Boeing 767 Incident · Aug 27, 2017On August 27, 2017, the Boeing 737NG 958ER/W aircraft (registration 4X-EHC), operated by El Al, was involved in an incident at Zagreb. Source: El Al.IL4X-EHCEl Al Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 27, 2017On August 27, 2017, the Boeing 757-232 aircraft (registration N6700), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Salt Lake City. Source: the FAA (United States).USN6700Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 Incident · Aug 27, 2017On August 27, 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 27, 2017On August 27, 2017, the Airbus A320 233 aircraft (registration N491TA), operated by Avianca Peru, was involved in an incident at Lima (Peru) due to a cabin depressurisation or pressurisation failure. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN491TAAvianca Peru Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 27, 2017On August 27, 2017, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration 9K-CAK), operated by Jazeera, was involved in an incident at Kuwait. Source: Jazeera.KW9K-CAKJazeera Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 27, 2016On August 27, 2016, the Boeing 737-8K2(WL) aircraft (registration PH-BXL), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Athens. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BXLKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737 Accident · Aug 27, 2016On August 27, 2016, the Boeing 737-700 aircraft (registration N766SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident at Pensacola, Florida (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN766SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 27, 2016On August 27, 2016, the Boeing 737-8F2(WL) aircraft (registration TC-JVL), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Nice. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-JVLTurkish Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 27, 2016On August 27, 2016, the Airbus Airbus A330 223 aircraft (registration D-ALPF), operated by Berlin, was involved in an incident at Dusseldorf. Source: Berlin.DED-ALPFBerlin Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 27, 2015On August 27, 2015, the Airbus A330 323X aircraft (registration N270AY), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Stephenville due to an engine oil system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN270AYAmerican Airlines Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 27, 2015On August 27, 2015, the Boeing Boeing 737 3Y0/W aircraft (registration OY-JTD), operated by Arkefly, was involved in an incident at Izmir. Source: Arkefly.DKOY-JTDArkefly Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 27, 2015On August 27, 2015, the Boeing 737-85P(WL) aircraft (registration EC-LPQ), operated by Air Europa, was involved in an incident at Madrid. Source: Air Europa.ESEC-LPQAir Europa Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 27, 2015On August 27, 2015, the Airbus AIRBUS A321-231 aircraft (registration G-OZBI), operated by Monarch, was involved in an incident. Source: Monarch.GBG-OZBIMonarch Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 27, 2015On August 27, 2015, the Airbus A320-232 (WL) aircraft (registration HS-TXM), operated by Thai Smile, was involved in an incident at Chiang Mai (CNX) International Airport (Thailand) due to a hailstorm. Source: Thai Smile.THHS-TXMThai Smile Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 27, 2015On August 27, 2015, the Bombardier CRJ-1000ER aircraft (registration PK-GRC), operated by Garuda Indonesia Airways, was involved in an incident at Makassar-Sultan Hasanuddin (UPG) International Airport (Indonesia) due to a mechanical failure. Source: Garuda Indonesia Airways.IDPK-GRCGaruda Indonesia Airways Bombardier CRJ Accident · Aug 27, 2014On August 27, 2014, the Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De Erj 170 200 Lr aircraft (registration N204JQ), operated by Republic Airways, was involved in an accident at Columbus, Ohio (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN204JQRepublic Airways Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Aug 27, 2014On August 27, 2014, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 86N/W aircraft (registration LN-NON), operated by Norwegian Shuttle, was involved in an incident at Alicante. Source: Norwegian Shuttle.NOLN-NONNorwegian Shuttle Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 27, 2014On August 27, 2014, the Airbus Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration EI-EZV), operated by Virgin Atlantic, was involved in an incident at Edimburgo. Source: Virgin Atlantic.IEEI-EZVVirgin Atlantic Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 27, 2014On August 27, 2014, the aircraft (registration N11191), operated by ExpressJet, was involved in an incident at Indianapolis. Source: ExpressJet.USN11191ExpressJet Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Incident · Aug 27, 2013On August 27, 2013, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N965SW), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Albuquerque. Source: SkyWest Airlines.USN965SWSkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJ Incident · Aug 27, 2013On August 27, 2013, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration B-HSK), operated by Dragonair, was involved in an incident at Hangzhou. Source: Dragonair.CNB-HSKDragonair Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 27, 2013On August 27, 2013, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration JA832J), operated by Japan Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: Japan Airlines.JPJA832JJapan Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Aug 27, 2013On August 27, 2013, the Boeing 737-824(WL) aircraft (registration N35260), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Pocatello. Source: United Airlines.USN35260United Airlines Boeing 737

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