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Occurrences recorded on September 7 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 7, 2025On September 7, 2025, the Boeing 747-8F aircraft (registration N622UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident at Colonia. Source: UPS Airlines.USN622UPUPS Airlines Boeing 747 Incident · Sep 7, 2025On September 7, 2025, the ATR ATR 72 600 aircraft (registration SE-MKC), operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Stockholm. Source: SAS Scandinavian Airlines.SESE-MKCSAS Scandinavian Airlines ATR 42 / 72 Accident · Sep 7, 2025On September 7, 2025, the Boeing 737-8CT (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GWSR), operated by WestJet, was involved in an accident at Sint Maarten due to a declared emergency with a MAYDAY distress call while stationary. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GWSRWestJet Boeing 737 Incident · Sep 7, 2025On September 7, 2025, the Airbus A20N aircraft (registration CC-AZN), operated by Sky, was involved in an incident at Castro. Source: Sky.CLCC-AZNSky Airbus A320 Accident · Sep 7, 2024On September 7, 2024, the Boeing B789 aircraft (registration 9V-OJI), operated by Scoot, was involved in an accident at Guangzhou, leaving 11 injured. Source: Scoot.SG9V-OJIScoot Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Sep 7, 2024On September 7, 2024, the Airbus A321-271NX(WL) aircraft (registration TC-LPB), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-LPBTurkish Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Sep 7, 2024On September 7, 2024, the Boeing 737-824(WL) aircraft (registration N27239), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Denver and Orlando. Source: the FAA (United States).USN27239United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Sep 7, 2024On September 7, 2024, the Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft (registration N1807U), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Ontario. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN1807USouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Sep 7, 2024On September 7, 2024, the Bombardier DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 Combi aircraft (registration JA848A), operated by ANA Wings opf All Nippon Airways - ANA, was involved in an incident at Fukushima (FKS) Airport (Japan). Source: ANA Wings opf All Nippon Airways - ANA.JPJA848AANA Wings opf All Nippon Airways - ANA De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Sep 7, 2023On September 7, 2023, the Boeing 767-34AF aircraft (registration N338UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident at Boston. Source: the FAA (United States).USN338UPUPS Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Sep 7, 2023On September 7, 2023, the Airbus A319-114 aircraft (registration N348NB), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Madison. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN348NBDelta Air Lines Airbus A319 Incident · Sep 7, 2023On September 7, 2023, the Airbus A319-111 aircraft (registration G-EZBH), operated by easyJet, was involved in an incident at London. Source: easyJet.GBG-EZBHeasyJet Airbus A319 Incident · Sep 7, 2023On September 7, 2023, the Boeing 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N919WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Raleigh/Durham. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN919WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Accident · Sep 7, 2023On September 7, 2023, the Boeing 737-9 aircraft (registration N37531), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at Hebron, Kentucky (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN37531United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Sep 7, 2023On September 7, 2023, the Airbus A330 323E aircraft (registration 9M-MTL), operated by Malaysian, was involved in an incident at Melbourne, leaving 1 injured. Source: the TSB (Canada).MY9M-MTLMalaysian Airbus A330 Incident · Sep 7, 2023On September 7, 2023, the Boeing 737-2Q2C (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GMAI), operated by Inuit, was involved in an incident at Montreal due to turbulence on final approach. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GMAIInuit Boeing 737 Incident · Sep 7, 2022On September 7, 2022, the Boeing 737-8V3(WL) aircraft (registration HP-1835CMP), operated by Copa Airlines, was involved in an incident at Santiago and Mendoza. Source: Copa Airlines.PAHP-1835CMPCopa Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Sep 7, 2022On September 7, 2022, the Boeing 737-8AS (WL) aircraft (registration EI-DWP), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Barcelona-El Prat Josep Tarradellas (BCN) Airport (Spain) due to a bird strike. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-DWPRyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Sep 7, 2021On September 7, 2021, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GJZX), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Halifax due to a declared emergency with a PAN urgency call in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GJZXAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Sep 7, 2021On September 7, 2021, the Embraer ERJ 170-100 SE aircraft (registration N641RW), operated by Republic Airways, was involved in an incident at Duluth. Source: the FAA (United States).USN641RWRepublic Airways Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Sep 7, 2021On September 7, 2021, the Boeing 737-832(WL) aircraft (registration N3740C), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Columbus. Source: the FAA (United States).USN3740CDelta Air Lines Boeing 737 Incident · Sep 7, 2021On September 7, 2021, the Airbus A220-300 aircraft (registration C-GMZN), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Toronto. Source: Air Canada.CAC-GMZNAir Canada Airbus A220 Incident · Sep 7, 2021On September 7, 2021, the Boeing 737-8SH (WL) aircraft (registration VT-SZN), operated by SpiceJet, was involved in an incident at Mahe Island-Seychelles International Airport (SEZ/FSIA)\. Source: SpiceJet.INVT-SZNSpiceJet Boeing 737 Incident · Sep 7, 2020On September 7, 2020, the Boeing B734 aircraft (registration PR-AJY), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Manaus. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).BRPR-AJYAzul Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737 Incident · Sep 7, 2020On September 7, 2020, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration N913US), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Charlotte. Source: American Airlines.USN913USAmerican Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Sep 7, 2020On September 7, 2020, the Airbus Airbus A320 232SL aircraft (registration P4-KBD), operated by FlyArystan, was involved in an incident at Atyrau. Source: FlyArystan.AWP4-KBDFlyArystan Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 7, 2020On September 7, 2020, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration G-ZBKO), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at London. Source: British Airways.GBG-ZBKOBritish Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Sep 7, 2019On September 7, 2019, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration EI-IKL), operated by Alitalia, was involved in an incident at Madrid. Source: CIAIAC (Spain).IEEI-IKLAlitalia Airbus A320 Accident · Sep 7, 2019On September 7, 2019, the ATR ATR 72 600 aircraft (registration HK-5041), operated by Avianca, was involved in an accident at Manizales. Source: Avianca.COHK-5041Avianca ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Sep 7, 2019On September 7, 2019, the Boeing 737NG 89P/W aircraft (registration B-1949), operated by Shanghai, was involved in an incident at Pusan. Source: Shanghai.CNB-1949Shanghai Boeing 737 Incident · Sep 7, 2019On September 7, 2019, the Boeing 747 4B5 aircraft (registration 5N-DBK), operated by Max, was involved in an incident at Minna. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).NG5N-DBKMax Boeing 747 Incident · Sep 7, 2019On September 7, 2019, the Boeing B787-9 aircraft (registration A6-BLF), operated by Etihad Airways, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong. Source: GCAA.AEA6-BLFEtihad Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Sep 7, 2019On September 7, 2019, the Embraer ERJ 170-200 STD Embraer 175 Short Wing Version aircraft (registration G-FBJI), operated by Flybe, was involved in an incident at Cardiff. Source: Flybe.GBG-FBJIFlybe Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Sep 7, 2019On September 7, 2019, the ATR ATR 72 600 aircraft (registration HK-5041), operated by Regional Americas, was involved in an incident at Manizales. Source: Regional Americas.COHK-5041Regional Americas ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Sep 7, 2018On September 7, 2018, the An-24 RV aircraft (registration RA-46637), operated by Sirius, was involved in an incident at Ust-Kut. Source: Sirius.RURA-46637Sirius Antonov An-24 Incident · Sep 7, 2018On September 7, 2018, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration OE-LBS), operated by Austrian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Bucharest. Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LBSAustrian Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 7, 2018On September 7, 2018, the Embraer ERJ-175SU (ERJ-170-200 SU) aircraft (registration C-FEJL), operated by Air Canada Express, opb Sky Regional Airlines, was involved in an incident at Toronto–Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Ontario (YYZ) (Canada) due to an impact by a ground service vehicle. Source: Air Canada Express, opb Sky Regional Airlines.CAC-FEJLAir Canada Express, opb Sky Regional Airlines Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Sep 7, 2018On September 7, 2018, the Airbus A20N aircraft (registration VT-EXL), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Male. Source: India.INVT-EXLAir India Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 7, 2018On September 7, 2018, the Airbus A310-304 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GTSY), operated by Air Transat, was involved in an incident due to a hydraulic system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GTSYAir Transat Airbus A310 Incident · Sep 7, 2018On September 7, 2018, the Airbus A319 115 aircraft (registration HC-CSB), operated by Avianca, was involved in an incident at Galapagos. Source: Avianca.ECHC-CSBAvianca Airbus A319 Incident · Sep 7, 2018On September 7, 2018, the aircraft (registration TC-CPA), operated by Pegasus, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Pegasus.TRTC-CPAPegasus Boeing 737 Incident · Sep 7, 2017On September 7, 2017, the Airbus A320-211 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-FKCK), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FKCKAir Canada Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 7, 2017On September 7, 2017, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration HB-IJD), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-IJDSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 7, 2017On September 7, 2017, the Airbus Airbus A320 232SL aircraft (registration HA-LYN), operated by Wizz, was involved in an incident at Liverpool. Source: Wizz.HUHA-LYNWizz Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 7, 2017On September 7, 2017, the DHC-8 402 aircraft (registration N419QX), operated by Horizon Air, was involved in an incident at Portland. Source: the FAA (United States).USN419QXHorizon Air De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Sep 7, 2017On September 7, 2017, the Boeing 717 2BD aircraft (registration N969AT), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: the FAA (United States).USN969ATDelta Air Lines Boeing 717 Incident · Sep 7, 2017On September 7, 2017, the Boeing 767-381ER (WL) aircraft (registration JA621A), operated by All Nippon Airways - ANA, was involved in an incident at Inashiki city, Ibaraki prefecture (Japan) due to parts detaching from the aircraft in flight. Source: All Nippon Airways - ANA.JPJA621AAll Nippon Airways - ANA Boeing 767 Incident · Sep 7, 2017On September 7, 2017, the Boeing 717-231 aircraft (registration N927AT), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Montreal. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN927ATDelta Air Lines Boeing 717 Incident · Sep 7, 2016On September 7, 2016, the Boeing 777 31HER aircraft (registration A6-EGA), operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident at Adelaide. Source: the ATSB (Australia).AEA6-EGAEmirates Boeing 777 Incident · Sep 7, 2016On September 7, 2016, the DHC-8-311 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-FJVV), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a performance degradation during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FJVVAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Sep 7, 2016On September 7, 2016, the Embraer ERJ-190STD (ERJ-190-100) aircraft (registration JA242J), operated by J-Air, was involved in an incident near Sendai (SDJ) Airport (Japan) due to a bird strike. Source: J-Air.JPJA242JJ-Air Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Sep 7, 2016On September 7, 2016, the Fokker F70 aircraft (registration OE-LFJ), operated by Austrian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Cracovia. Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LFJAustrian Airlines Fokker 70 Incident · Sep 7, 2016On September 7, 2016, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration TC-JSL), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Istanbul. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-JSLTurkish Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Sep 7, 2015On September 7, 2015, the Airbus A330-343 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GFAH), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt due to a hydraulic system failure on final approach. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GFAHAir Canada Airbus A330 Incident · Sep 7, 2015On September 7, 2015, the Airbus A320 231 aircraft (registration VT-ESI), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Delhi, leaving 5 injured. Source: Air India.INVT-ESIAir India Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 7, 2015On September 7, 2015, the Boeing 737-9K2(WL) aircraft (registration PH-BXP), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Erfurt. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BXPKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Sep 7, 2014On September 7, 2014, the Airbus Airbus A320 232SL aircraft (registration P4-KBG), operated by Astana, was involved in an incident at St. Petersburg. Source: Astana.AWP4-KBGAstana Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 7, 2014On September 7, 2014, the DC-9 88 aircraft (registration N981DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Manchester. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN981DLDelta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Sep 7, 2014On September 7, 2014, the Boeing 737NG 866/W aircraft (registration SU-GEE), operated by EgyptAir, was involved in an incident at Dubai. Source: EgyptAir.EGSU-GEEEgyptAir Boeing 737 Incident · Sep 7, 2014On September 7, 2014, the Airbus A330 243 aircraft (registration B-6092), operated by Air China, was involved in an incident at London. Source: Air China.CNB-6092Air China Airbus A330

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