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Occurrences recorded on August 30 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 30, 2025On August 30, 2025, the Boeing 737NG 881/W aircraft (registration JA54AN), operated by All Nippon Airways, was involved in an incident at Fukushima. Source: All Nippon Airways.JPJA54ANAll Nippon Airways Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 30, 2024On August 30, 2024, the DHC-8-402 (Bombardier) aircraft (registration C-GTWE), operated by WestJet Encore, was involved in an incident at Kelowna. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GTWEWestJet Encore De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Aug 30, 2024On August 30, 2024, the Airbus A320-232(WL) aircraft (registration N651NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an incident at Nashville. Source: the FAA (United States).USN651NKSpirit Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 30, 2024On August 30, 2024, the Boeing 757-224 aircraft (registration N57111), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Brussels (Belgium). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN57111United Airlines Boeing 757 Incident · Aug 30, 2024On August 30, 2024, the Boeing 777-3F2(ER) aircraft (registration TC-JJF), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-JJFTurkish Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Aug 30, 2023On August 30, 2023, the Boeing 777-328ER aircraft (registration F-GSQT), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport (France) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: Air France.FRF-GSQTAir France Boeing 777 Incident · Aug 30, 2023On August 30, 2023, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 aircraft (registration N943LR), operated by Mesa Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dallas. Source: Mesa Airlines.USN943LRMesa Airlines Bombardier CRJ Incident · Aug 30, 2023On August 30, 2023, the Airbus A320-216 aircraft (registration EC-NOS), operated by Volotea, was involved in an incident at Catania. Source: Volotea.ESEC-NOSVolotea Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 30, 2023On August 30, 2023, the Boeing 767 3Z9ER/W aircraft (registration OE-LAE), operated by Austrian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Vienna. Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LAEAustrian Airlines Boeing 767 Accident · Aug 30, 2023On August 30, 2023, the Airbus A321-251NX(LR) aircraft (registration EI-LRD), operated by Lingus, was involved in an accident at Washington. Source: the AAIU (Ireland).IEEI-LRDLingus Airbus A321 Accident · Aug 30, 2023On August 30, 2023, the Airbus A330-941 aircraft (registration N411DX), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident at Paris (France) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN411DXDelta Air Lines Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 30, 2023On August 30, 2023, the F28MK0100 aircraft (registration VH-FGB), operated by Alliance, was involved in an incident at Adelaide. Source: the ATSB (Australia).AUVH-FGBAlliance Fokker 100 Incident · Aug 30, 2023On August 30, 2023, the Airbus A330-243 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GUBH), operated by Air Transat, was involved in an incident at Nantes due to a declared emergency with the airport fire service on standby in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GUBHAir Transat Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 30, 2022On August 30, 2022, the Airbus A330-343 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GHKC), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Goose Bay due to a failure of the indicating systems in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GHKCAir Canada Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 30, 2022On August 30, 2022, the Airbus A330-303 aircraft (registration TC-JOG), operated by THY, was involved in an incident at Istanbul. Source: THY.TRTC-JOGTHY Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 30, 2022On August 30, 2022, the Airbus A321 211SL aircraft (registration AP-BMW), operated by Airblue, was involved in an incident at Karachi. Source: Airblue.PKAP-BMWAirblue Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 30, 2021On August 30, 2021, the Boeing 737-8EH (WL) aircraft (registration PR-GXQ), operated by Gol Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Rio de Janeiro/Galeão (GIG) International Airport (Brazil) due to a bird strike. Source: Gol Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-GXQGol Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 30, 2021On August 30, 2021, the Airbus A321 aircraft (registration 9H-SLG), operated by Smartlynx Malta, was involved in an incident at Iasi. Source: Smartlynx Malta.MT9H-SLGSmartlynx Malta Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 30, 2019On August 30, 2019, the Boeing 737-8F2 (WL) aircraft (registration TC-JHL), operated by Türk Hava Yollari - THY, was involved in an incident at Istanbul (IST) Airport (Turkey) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: Türk Hava Yollari - THY.TRTC-JHLTürk Hava Yollari - THY Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 30, 2019On August 30, 2019, the Boeing 737-8F2(WL) aircraft (registration TC-JVC), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Bremen. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-JVCTurkish Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 30, 2019On August 30, 2019, the Boeing 737NG 81Q/W aircraft (registration OM-HEX), operated by Smartwings, was involved in an incident at Kosice. Source: Smartwings.SKOM-HEXSmartwings Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 30, 2019On August 30, 2019, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration EI-DVK), operated by Lingus, was involved in an incident at Dublin. Source: Lingus.IEEI-DVKLingus Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 30, 2018On August 30, 2018, the Embraer ERJ 170-200 LR aircraft (registration N86350), operated by Mesa Airlines, was involved in an incident at Houston. Source: Mesa Airlines.USN86350Mesa Airlines Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Aug 30, 2018On August 30, 2018, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration N123UW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Fort Myers. Source: the FAA (United States).USN123UWAmerican Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 30, 2018On August 30, 2018, the Boeing 767 323ER/W aircraft (registration N379AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Boston. Source: American Airlines.USN379AAAmerican Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Aug 30, 2018On August 30, 2018, the Boeing 747 aircraft (registration N415MC), operated by Atlas Air, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong (Hong Kong) due to an engine fire. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN415MCAtlas Air Boeing 747 Incident · Aug 30, 2018On August 30, 2018, the AVRO 146-RJ100 aircraft (registration VH-NJY), operated by Cobham, was involved in an incident at Adelaide. Source: the TSB (Canada).AUVH-NJYCobham BAe 146 / Avro RJ Incident · Aug 30, 2017On August 30, 2017, the Boeing 777-333ER (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FIVW), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Anchorage due to a hydraulic system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FIVWAir Canada Boeing 777 Incident · Aug 30, 2017On August 30, 2017, the DC-9 82 aircraft (registration EP-MDE), operated by Iran Airtour, was involved in an incident at Tehran. Source: Iran Airtour.IREP-MDEIran Airtour McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Aug 30, 2017On August 30, 2017, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 aircraft (registration EI-FPE), operated by Cityjet, was involved in an incident at Billund. Source: Cityjet.IEEI-FPECityjet Bombardier CRJ Incident · Aug 30, 2017On August 30, 2017, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration N905JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Punta Cana. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN905JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 30, 2017On August 30, 2017, the Airbus A320 271NSL aircraft (registration VT-WGB), operated by GoAir, was involved in an incident at Goa. Source: GoAir.INVT-WGBGoAir Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 30, 2017On August 30, 2017, the Airbus A320 214SL aircraft (registration VN-A656), operated by Vietjet, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong. Source: Vietjet.VNVN-A656Vietjet Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 30, 2017On August 30, 2017, the Airbus A320 271NSL aircraft (registration VT-ITF), operated by IndiGo, was involved in an incident at Vishakhapatnam. Source: IndiGo.INVT-ITFIndiGo Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 30, 2017On August 30, 2017, the DHC-8-402 (Bombardier) aircraft (registration C-GVJZ), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Kelowna due to a declared emergency with a PAN urgency call during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GVJZAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Aug 30, 2017On August 30, 2017, the Boeing 737-406 (SF) aircraft (registration G-JMCX), operated by Atlantic Airlines, was involved in an incident East Midlands (EMA) Airport (United Kingdom) due to an impact by a ground service vehicle. Source: Atlantic Airlines.GBG-JMCXAtlantic Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 30, 2016On August 30, 2016, the Airbus A320-211 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-FFWI), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a return to the departure airport during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FFWIAir Canada Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 30, 2016On August 30, 2016, the Airbus A320-233 (WL) aircraft (registration 9N-AKW), operated by Nepal Airlines, was involved in an incident at Kathmandu-Tribhuvan (KTM) Airport (Nepal) due to a burst tyre. Source: Nepal Airlines.NP9N-AKWNepal Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 30, 2016On August 30, 2016, the Boeing BOEING 757-27B aircraft (registration G-LSAE), operated by Jet2.com, was involved in an incident at Heraklion. Source: Jet2.com.GBG-LSAEJet2.com Boeing 757 Incident · Aug 30, 2016On August 30, 2016, the Airbus AIRBUS A319-111 aircraft (registration G-EZEZ), operated by Easyjet, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Easyjet.GBG-EZEZEasyjet Airbus A319 Incident · Aug 30, 2016On August 30, 2016, the Boeing 777 3FXER aircraft (registration A6-ETF), operated by Etihad Airways, was involved in an incident at Manila. Source: Etihad Airways.AEA6-ETFEtihad Airways Boeing 777 Incident · Aug 30, 2016On August 30, 2016, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration JA814A), operated by All Nippon Airways, was involved in an incident at Tokyo. Source: All Nippon Airways.JPJA814AAll Nippon Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Aug 30, 2016On August 30, 2016, the ATR Avions de Transport Regional ATR 72 500 aircraft (registration OK-GFS), operated by CSA, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: CSA.CZOK-GFSCSA ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Aug 30, 2015On August 30, 2015, the Airbus A330 203 aircraft (registration F-GZCB), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Paris. Source: Air France.FRF-GZCBAir France Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 30, 2015On August 30, 2015, the Boeing 737NG 86N/W aircraft (registration HS-DBR), operated by NOK, was involved in an incident at Nakhon Si Thammarat. Source: NOK.THHS-DBRNOK Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 30, 2014On August 30, 2014, the Boeing 757 223/W aircraft (registration N177AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: American Airlines.USN177ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 757 Incident · Aug 30, 2014On August 30, 2014, the DHC-8-102 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-FDNG), operated by Hawk, was involved in an incident at Terrace due to a declared emergency with the airport fire service on standby in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FDNGHawk De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Aug 30, 2014On August 30, 2014, the Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 aircraft (registration G-ECOD), operated by Flybe, was involved in an incident at Newquay. Source: Flybe.GBG-ECODFlybe De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Aug 30, 2013On August 30, 2013, the Boeing 737-838 (WL) aircraft (registration VH-VZB), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at Hay Aerodrome, 150° M 50Km (TOBOB IFR) (Australia) due to a loss of separation in flight (airprox). Source: Qantas.AUVH-VZBQantas Boeing 737 Accident · Aug 30, 2013On August 30, 2013, the Airbus A380 841 aircraft (registration HS-TUA), operated by Thai, was involved in an accident at Hong Kong, leaving 39 injured. Source: the BEA (France).THHS-TUAThai Airbus A380 Incident · Aug 30, 2013On August 30, 2013, the Boeing 767 328ER aircraft (registration VQ-BBI), operated by S7 Airlines, was involved in an incident at Irkutsk. Source: S7 Airlines.BMVQ-BBIS7 Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Aug 30, 2013On August 30, 2013, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration D-AIZE), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Copenhagen. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIZELufthansa Airbus A320 Accident · Aug 30, 2013On August 30, 2013, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration B-LPC), operated by Hong Kong, was involved in an accident at Hong Kong, leaving 6 injured. Source: Hong Kong.CNB-LPCHong Kong Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 30, 2013On August 30, 2013, the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft (registration PH-MCW), operated by Martinair, was involved in an incident at Aguadilla. Source: the FAA (United States).NLPH-MCWMartinair McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Incident · Aug 30, 2012On August 30, 2012, the Embraer ERJ 170-200 SU (Embraer) aircraft (registration C-FEJL), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a performance degradation during take-off. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FEJLAir Canada Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Aug 30, 2012On August 30, 2012, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N8883E), operated by Pinnacle, was involved in an incident at Detroit. Source: Pinnacle.USN8883EPinnacle Bombardier CRJ Incident · Aug 30, 2012On August 30, 2012, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration B-6312), operated by Shenzhen, was involved in an incident at Wuhan. Source: Shenzhen.CNB-6312Shenzhen Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 30, 2011On August 30, 2011, the Boeing 777-222(ER) aircraft (registration N788UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Washington. Source: United Airlines.USN788UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Aug 30, 2011On August 30, 2011, the Airbus A300 F4-605R aircraft (registration N660FE), operated by FedEx Express, was involved in an incident at Vancouver. Source: FedEx Express.USN660FEFedEx Express Airbus A300 Incident · Aug 30, 2011On August 30, 2011, the Boeing BOEING 737-8AS aircraft (registration EI-DCI), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Colonia. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-DCIRyanair Boeing 737

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