
Dick Merrill and singer Harry Richman take off from New York in a Vultee V-1 stuffed with 41,000 ping-pong balls so it would float if it came down at sea. They landed in Wales and flew back twelve days later: the first round trip across the Atlantic by aeroplane.
Dieudonné Costes and Maurice Bellonte set the Breguet 19 Point d’Interrogation down in New York after 37 hours from Paris: the first non-stop flight from Paris to New York, against the wind.
An Australian National Airways DC-3 strikes the mountains near Nundle, New South Wales: all 13 people on board die.
An Independent Air Travel Viking freighter carrying two Proteus engines falls on houses in Southall after takeoff from Heathrow; its three crew and four people on the ground die.
A Tu-124 crashes near Dnepropetrovsk shortly after reaching 9,000 metres: all 37 people on board die.
An Airwest Twin Otter floatplane crashes on approach to Coal Harbour, Vancouver; 11 people die.
The trial of Mathias Rust, the young German who landed his Cessna beside Red Square, opens in Moscow.
Wiring in the entertainment system sets the ceiling of the MD-11 on fire and it falls into the sea near Peggy’s Cove: 229 lives lost. It changed the standards for materials and wiring on board.
The 717 takes off, the last descendant of the DC-9 and the only Douglas design to carry the Boeing name.
The Bell 430 carrying Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy crashes in the Nallamala hills; all five aboard die.
Occurrences recorded on September 2 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.
Incident · Sep 2, 2025On September 2, 2025, the Airbus Canada A220 aircraft (registration C-GJYI), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Toronto (Canada) due to a runway incursion during take-off. Source: the NTSB (United States).CAC-GJYIAir Canada Airbus A220
Incident · Sep 2, 2025On September 2, 2025, the Embraer ERJ-175-LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) aircraft (registration N409YX), operated by Republic Airways, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: the FAA (United States).USN409YXRepublic Airways Embraer E170 / E175
Incident · Sep 2, 2025On September 2, 2025, the Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft (registration N37527), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Francisco. Source: the FAA (United States).USN37527United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX
Incident · Sep 2, 2025On September 2, 2025, the Boeing 787 9 aircraft (registration JA837A), operated by All Nippon Airways, was involved in an incident at Tokyo. Source: ANA.JPJA837AAll Nippon Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Incident · Sep 2, 2025On September 2, 2025, the Boeing 777-223(ER) aircraft (registration N757AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: American Airlines.USN757ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777
Incident · Sep 2, 2025On September 2, 2025, the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner aircraft (registration N12010), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Tokyo. Source: United Airlines.USN12010United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Incident · Sep 2, 2025On September 2, 2025, the Boeing 757-26D(WL) aircraft (registration N821DX), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident due to a pressurisation failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN821DXDelta Air Lines Boeing 757
Incident · Sep 2, 2024On September 2, 2024, the Boeing 737NG 8HG/W aircraft (registration VT-AXR), operated by India Express, was involved in an incident at Delhi. Source: India Express.INVT-AXRIndia Express Boeing 737
Incident · Sep 2, 2023On September 2, 2023, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration 9H-AEP), operated by Malta, was involved in an incident at Geneva. Source: Malta.MT9H-AEPMalta Airbus A320
Incident · Sep 2, 2023On September 2, 2023, the Boeing 737-8EH(WL) aircraft (registration PR-GUM), operated by GOL Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Rio de Janeiro. Source: GOL Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-GUMGOL Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737
Incident · Sep 2, 2023On September 2, 2023, the Boeing 737NG 7BX aircraft (registration PR-VBW), operated by GOL Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Rio de Janeiro. Source: GOL Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-VBWGOL Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737
Incident · Sep 2, 2023On September 2, 2023, the Boeing 737-7K5 (WL) aircraft (registration OO-JAO), operated by TUI fly Belgium, was involved in an incident at Oujda-Les Angades (OUD) Airport (Morocco) due to a ground occurrence during operations. Source: TUI fly Belgium.BEOO-JAOTUI fly Belgium Boeing 737
Incident · Sep 2, 2022On September 2, 2022, the BD-500-1A10 (CS100) aircraft (registration HB-JBG), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Swiss.CHHB-JBGSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A220
Incident · Sep 2, 2022On September 2, 2022, the Boeing 737-36N(WL) aircraft (registration G-GDFK), operated by Jet2.com, was involved in an incident at Leeds. Source: Jet2.com.GBG-GDFKJet2.com Boeing 737
Incident · Sep 2, 2022On September 2, 2022, the Embraer ERJ-190STD (ERJ-190-100) aircraft (registration F-HBLN), operated by Air France Hop, was involved in an incident at Clermont-Ferrand. Source: Air France Hop.FRF-HBLNAir France Hop Embraer E190 / E195
Incident · Sep 2, 2022On September 2, 2022, the Boeing 777-206(ER) aircraft (registration PH-BQE), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: DSB.NLPH-BQEKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777
Accident · Sep 2, 2022On September 2, 2022, the Airbus Airbus A320-251N aircraft (registration CS-TVI), operated by TAP Air Portugal, was involved in an accident at Conakry. Source: TAP Air Portugal.PTCS-TVITAP Air Portugal Airbus A320
Incident · Sep 2, 2022On September 2, 2022, the Boeing 777-222 aircraft (registration N787UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Schiphol (Netherlands) due to smoke in the cabin. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN787UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777
Incident · Sep 2, 2020On September 2, 2020, the Airbus A330-202 aircraft (registration LV-FVH), operated by Aerolíneas Argentinas, was involved in an incident at Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, BA (EZE) (Argentina) due to a towbar problem during pushback. Source: Aerolíneas Argentinas.ARLV-FVHAerolíneas Argentinas Airbus A330
Incident · Sep 2, 2020On September 2, 2020, the ATR ATR 72 600 aircraft (registration PR-AQM), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Aracaju due to an in-flight engine failure in cruise. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).BRPR-AQMAzul Linhas Aéreas ATR 42 / 72
Incident · Sep 2, 2020On September 2, 2020, the Airbus Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration VP-BRX), operated by Ural, was involved in an incident at Irkutsk and Moscow. Source: Ural.BMVP-BRXUral Airbus A320
Incident · Sep 2, 2019On September 2, 2019, the Boeing 777 312ER aircraft (registration 9V-SWD), operated by Singapore Airlines, was involved in an incident at Shanghái. Source: Singapore Airlines.SG9V-SWDSingapore Airlines Boeing 777
Incident · Sep 2, 2019On September 2, 2019, the Airbus A319-115(WL) aircraft (registration N5007E), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Luis. Source: the FAA (United States).USN5007EAmerican Airlines Airbus A319
Incident · Sep 2, 2019On September 2, 2019, the Bombardier CRJ-701ER aircraft (registration N706PS), operated by Blue Streak, was involved in an incident at Charleston. Source: Blue Streak.USN706PSBlue Streak Bombardier CRJ
Incident · Sep 2, 2019On September 2, 2019, the Airbus A320-271N aircraft (registration XA-VRJ), operated by Volaris, was involved in an incident at Durango-Guadalupe Victoria (DGO) Airport (Mexico) due to a bird strike. Source: Volaris.MXXA-VRJVolaris Airbus A320
Incident · Sep 2, 2019On September 2, 2019, the Boeing 737-8EH(WL) aircraft (registration PR-GUB), operated by GOL Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Juazeiro Do Norte. Source: GOL Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-GUBGOL Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737
Incident · Sep 2, 2019On September 2, 2019, the Airbus A330 323E aircraft (registration HL8259), operated by Asiana, was involved in an incident at Jakarta. Source: Asiana.KRHL8259Asiana Airbus A330
Incident · Sep 2, 2018On September 2, 2018, the Boeing 767 323ER/W aircraft (registration N343AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Moncton. Source: American Airlines.USN343ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 767
Incident · Sep 2, 2018On September 2, 2018, the Boeing 737NG 7K5/W aircraft (registration 9XR-WJ), operated by RwandAir, was involved in an incident at Ciudad del Cabo. Source: RwandAir.RW9XR-WJRwandAir Boeing 737
Incident · Sep 2, 2018On September 2, 2018, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N580JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN580JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320
Incident · Sep 2, 2018On September 2, 2018, the Bombardier CRJ-900LR aircraft (registration D-ACNF), operated by Lufthansa Cityline, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Lufthansa Cityline.DED-ACNFLufthansa Cityline Bombardier CRJ
Incident · Sep 2, 2018On September 2, 2018, the ATR ATR 72-500 (72-212A) aircraft (registration OH-ATG), operated by Finnair, was involved in an incident at Helsinki. Source: Finnair.FIOH-ATGFinnair ATR 42 / 72
Incident · Sep 2, 2018On September 2, 2018, the Embraer ERJ-190STD (ERJ-190-100) aircraft (registration PH-EXF), operated by KLM Cityhopper, was involved in an incident at Florence-Peretola (FLR) Airport (Italy) due to a bird strike. Source: KLM Cityhopper.NLPH-EXFKLM Cityhopper Embraer E190 / E195
Accident · Sep 2, 2018On September 2, 2018, the Airbus A320-232(WL) aircraft (registration N635NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an accident at Chicago. Source: the FAA (United States).USN635NKSpirit Airlines Airbus A320
Incident · Sep 2, 2017On September 2, 2017, the Boeing 777 312 aircraft (registration 9V-SYF), operated by Singapore Airlines, was involved in an incident at Sydney. Source: Singapore Airlines.SG9V-SYFSingapore Airlines Boeing 777
Incident · Sep 2, 2017On September 2, 2017, the Airbus A380 841 aircraft (registration 9V-SKR), operated by Singapore Airlines, was involved in an incident at Timisoara. Source: Singapore Airlines.SG9V-SKRSingapore Airlines Airbus A380
Incident · Sep 2, 2017On September 2, 2017, the DHC-8 402 NG aircraft (registration LX-LQB), operated by Luxair, was involved in an incident at Luxemburgo. Source: Luxair.LULX-LQBLuxair De Havilland Canada Dash 8
Incident · Sep 2, 2017On September 2, 2017, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration D-AISN), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AISNLufthansa Airbus A321
Incident · Sep 2, 2016On September 2, 2016, the ATR ATR 72-212 A aircraft (registration EI-FAW), operated by Stobart, was involved in an incident at Dublin. Source: the AAIU (Ireland).IEEI-FAWStobart ATR 42 / 72
Incident · Sep 2, 2016On September 2, 2016, the Boeing 767 375ER aircraft (registration C-FCAF), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Lyon due to a flap system failure. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FCAFAir Canada Boeing 767
Incident · Sep 2, 2016On September 2, 2016, the Boeing 777-223(ER) aircraft (registration N788AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: American Airlines.USN788ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777
Incident · Sep 2, 2015On September 2, 2015, the Airbus Airbus A321 211 aircraft (registration UR-WRO), operated by Windrose, was involved in an incident at Lahore and Muscat. Source: Windrose.UAUR-WROWindrose Airbus A321
Incident · Sep 2, 2014On September 2, 2014, the DHC-8-311 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-FACV), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Vancouver due to a precautionary engine shutdown during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FACVAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8
Incident · Sep 2, 2014On September 2, 2014, the Boeing 737-8EH(WL) aircraft (registration PR-GXC), operated by GOL Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Rio de Janeiro. Source: GOL Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-GXCGOL Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737
Incident · Sep 2, 2013On September 2, 2013, the 320-251N aircraft (registration N702SK), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an incident at Toronto. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN702SKAmerican Eagle Bombardier CRJ
Incident · Sep 2, 2013On September 2, 2013, the Airbus A330-203 aircraft (registration PT-MVL), operated by TAM Airlines, was involved in an incident at Fortaleza-Pinto Martins (FOR) Airport (Brazil) due to turbulence. Source: TAM Airlines.BRPT-MVLTAM Airlines Airbus A330
Incident · Sep 2, 2013On September 2, 2013, the Airbus A330 243 aircraft (registration N975AV), operated by Avianca, was involved in an incident at Caracas. Source: Avianca.USN975AVAvianca Airbus A330
Incident · Sep 2, 2013On September 2, 2013, the Boeing 737-7H4 aircraft (registration N907WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Raleigh-Durham (United States) due to an engine failure. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN907WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Sep 2, 2013On September 2, 2013, the Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW aircraft (registration N956UW), operated by US Airways, was involved in an incident at Boston. Source: US Airways.USN956UWUS Airways Embraer E190 / E195
Incident · Sep 2, 2013On September 2, 2013, the Boeing 737-7CT (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GWCM), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Vancouver due to the presence of smoke while taxiing. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GWCMWestJet Boeing 737
Accident · Sep 2, 2013On September 2, 2013, the Boeing 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N276WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident at Flint. Source: the FAA (United States).USN276WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Sep 2, 2013On September 2, 2013, the Boeing 767-332(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N175DZ), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Stephenville. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN175DZDelta Air Lines Boeing 767
Incident · Sep 2, 2013On September 2, 2013, the Embraer ERJ-190STD (ERJ-190-100) aircraft (registration PH-EZU), operated by KLM Cityhopper, was involved in an incident at Bologna. Source: KLM Cityhopper.NLPH-EZUKLM Cityhopper Embraer E190 / E195
Incident · Sep 2, 2012On September 2, 2012, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-EBS), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Valencia. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-EBSRyanair Boeing 737
Accident · Sep 2, 2012On September 2, 2012, the Airbus A340-313 aircraft (registration HB-JMD), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an accident at Kazan. Source: Swiss.CHHB-JMDSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A340
Incident · Sep 2, 2011On September 2, 2011, the Airbus A340 311 aircraft (registration TC-JDM), operated by THY, was involved in an incident at Mumbai. Source: THY.TRTC-JDMTHY Airbus A340
Incident · Sep 2, 2011On September 2, 2011, the Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 aircraft (registration G-ECOM), operated by Flybe, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Flybe.GBG-ECOMFlybe De Havilland Canada Dash 8
Incident · Sep 2, 2011On September 2, 2011, the aircraft (registration N11192), operated by ExpressJet, was involved in an incident at Wichita. Source: ExpressJet.USN11192ExpressJet Embraer ERJ 135 / 145
Incident · Sep 2, 2010On September 2, 2010, the Boeing 737-6CT aircraft (registration C-GWSJ), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at a 80 millas al oeste de Calgary (Canada) due to a precautionary return or diversion. Source: WestJet.CAC-GWSJWestJet Boeing 737
Incident · Sep 2, 2009On September 2, 2009, the Airbus A321-131 aircraft (registration D-AIRH), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Napoli (Italy). Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIRHLufthansa Airbus A321Photo: RuthAS · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons