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This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on September 15 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 15, 2025On September 15, 2025, the aircraft (registration CN-NMI), operated by Air Arabia Maroc, was involved in an incident at Montpellier-Méditerranée (France). Source: the BEA (France).MACN-NMIAir Arabia Maroc Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 15, 2025On September 15, 2025, the Embraer ERJ-145 MR aircraft (registration C9-MEK), operated by Mocambique Expresso, was involved in an incident at Windhoek. Source: Mocambique Expresso.MZC9-MEKMocambique Expresso Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Incident · Sep 15, 2025On September 15, 2025, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration CN-NMI), operated by Arabia Maroc, was involved in an incident at Montpellier. Source: the BEA (France).MACN-NMIArabia Maroc Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 15, 2025On September 15, 2025, the Airbus A320-251N(WL) aircraft (registration F-HXKJ), operated by Air Corsica, was involved in an incident at Ajaccio. Source: Air Corsica.FRF-HXKJAir Corsica Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 15, 2025On September 15, 2025, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration D-ABNL), operated by Eurowings, was involved in an incident at Zagreb. Source: Eurowings.DED-ABNLEurowings Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 15, 2024On September 15, 2024, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N591JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Boston-Logan (BOS) International Airport (United States) due to contact with the boarding bridge. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN591JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320 Accident · Sep 15, 2024On September 15, 2024, the Airbus A321 211SL aircraft (registration OY-TCG), operated by Sunclass, was involved in an accident at Skiathos. Source: Sunclass.DKOY-TCGSunclass Airbus A321 Accident · Sep 15, 2024On September 15, 2024, the Boeing 737-900(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N916DU), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident at Salt Lake City. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN916DUDelta Air Lines Boeing 737 Incident · Sep 15, 2024On September 15, 2024, the Airbus A330-202 aircraft (registration VH-EBD), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at Perth. Source: Qantas.AUVH-EBDQantas Airbus A330 Incident · Sep 15, 2023On September 15, 2023, the Boeing Boeing 777 2Z9ER aircraft (registration OE-LPD), operated by Austrian Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LPDAustrian Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Sep 15, 2023On September 15, 2023, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration G-ZBKA), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong. Source: British Airways.GBG-ZBKABritish Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Sep 15, 2023On September 15, 2023, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration VP-BMW), operated by Ural Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: Ural Airlines.BMVP-BMWUral Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 15, 2022On September 15, 2022, the Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft (registration PS-GPF), operated by GOL Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Belo Horizonte. Source: GOL Linhas Aéreas.BRPS-GPFGOL Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Sep 15, 2022On September 15, 2022, the Boeing 787 9 aircraft (registration HZ-ARC), operated by Saudia, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Saudia.SAHZ-ARCSaudia Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Sep 15, 2022On September 15, 2022, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration N862AV), operated by Avianca, was involved in an incident at Barranquilla. Source: Avianca.USN862AVAvianca Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 15, 2022On September 15, 2022, the Airbus A330-343 aircraft (registration 4R-ALM), operated by SriLankan Airlines, was involved in an incident at Colombo-Bandaranaike (CMB) International Airport (Sri Lanka) due to an impact by a ground service vehicle. Source: SriLankan Airlines.LK4R-ALMSriLankan Airlines Airbus A330 Incident · Sep 15, 2022On September 15, 2022, the Boeing 767-39HER (BCF) (WL) aircraft (registration C-FGSJ), operated by Cargojet Airways, was involved in an incident east of Hamilton (Canada). Source: Cargojet Airways.CAC-FGSJCargojet Airways Boeing 767 Incident · Sep 15, 2021On September 15, 2021, the DHC-8-102 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-FABA), operated by Wasaya, was involved in an incident at Big Trout Lake due to a landing gear failure. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FABAWasaya De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Sep 15, 2021On September 15, 2021, the Airbus A350-941 aircraft (registration D-AIXK), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIXKLufthansa Airbus A350 XWB Incident · Sep 15, 2021On September 15, 2021, the Airbus Airbus A319 111 aircraft (registration VQ-BAS), operated by Rossiya Airlines, was involved in an incident at St. Petersburg. Source: Rossiya Airlines.BMVQ-BASRossiya Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Sep 15, 2021On September 15, 2021, the Airbus A320-271N aircraft (registration VT-ITK), operated by IndiGo Airlines, was involved in an incident at Kolkata-Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose (CCU) International Airport (India) due to a hard landing. Source: IndiGo Airlines.INVT-ITKIndiGo Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 15, 2020On September 15, 2020, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 (Series 900) (Bombardier) aircraft (registration C-FCJZ), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a flap system failure on final approach. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FCJZAir Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJ Incident · Sep 15, 2020On September 15, 2020, the Bombardier CL-600-2C10 aircraft (registration N603SK), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: SkyWest Airlines.USN603SKSkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJ Incident · Sep 15, 2020On September 15, 2020, the Boeing 777-223(ER) aircraft (registration N762AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: American Airlines.USN762ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Sep 15, 2020On September 15, 2020, the Airbus A320-214(WL) aircraft (registration OE-IJK), operated by easyJet Europe, was involved in an incident at Toulouse. Source: easyJet Europe.ATOE-IJKeasyJet Europe Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 15, 2020On September 15, 2020, the Boeing 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N420WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Milwaukee. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN420WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Sep 15, 2020On September 15, 2020, the Airbus A330 343E aircraft (registration PK-LEG), operated by Lion, was involved in an incident at Kuala Namu. Source: KNKT.IDPK-LEGLion Airbus A330 Incident · Sep 15, 2019On September 15, 2019, the Boeing 777 240ER aircraft (registration AP-BGK), operated by Pakistan International Airlines, was involved in an incident at Lahore due to a fire or smoke on board during the climb. Source: the NTSB (United States).PKAP-BGKPakistan International Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Sep 15, 2019On September 15, 2019, the Airbus A320 251NSL aircraft (registration 4R-ANA), operated by Sri Lankan, was involved in an incident at Tiruchirappalli. Source: Sri Lankan.LK4R-ANASri Lankan Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 15, 2019On September 15, 2019, the Boeing 747 430 aircraft (registration D-ABVT), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Denver. Source: Lufthansa.DED-ABVTLufthansa Boeing 747 Incident · Sep 15, 2019On September 15, 2019, the Airbus A330 243 aircraft (registration B-5937), operated by China Eastern Airlines, was involved in an incident at Shanghái. Source: China Eastern Airlines.CNB-5937China Eastern Airlines Airbus A330 Incident · Sep 15, 2018On September 15, 2018, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration P4-KBA), operated by Air Astana, was involved in an incident at Astana (TSE) International Airport (Kazakhstan) due to a ground occurrence during operations. Source: Air Astana.AWP4-KBAAir Astana Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 15, 2018On September 15, 2018, the Embraer ERJ 170-200 STD aircraft (registration EI-RDM), operated by Alitalia Cityliner, was involved in an incident at Rome. Source: ANSV (Italy).IEEI-RDMAlitalia Cityliner Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Sep 15, 2018On September 15, 2018, the Airbus A320 211 aircraft (registration TS-IMG), operated by Tunis, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: the BFU (Germany).TNTS-IMGTunis Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 15, 2018On September 15, 2018, the Boeing 777-333ER aircraft (registration C-FNNW), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident northeast of Nueva Escocia (Canada) due to a precautionary return or diversion. Source: Air Canada.CAC-FNNWAir Canada Boeing 777 Incident · Sep 15, 2018On September 15, 2018, the aircraft (registration G-VROY), operated by Virgin Atlantic, was involved in an incident at Gander. Source: Virgin Atlantic.GBG-VROYVirgin Atlantic Boeing 747 Incident · Sep 15, 2018On September 15, 2018, the Airbus A320 232SL aircraft (registration HA-LYP), operated by Wizz, was involved in an incident at Zagreb. Source: Wizz.HUHA-LYPWizz Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 15, 2018On September 15, 2018, the Airbus Airbus A330 243 aircraft (registration F-GRSQ), operated by XL France, was involved in an incident at Fort de France. Source: XL France.FRF-GRSQXL France Airbus A330 Incident · Sep 15, 2018On September 15, 2018, the Boeing Boeing 767 332ER/W aircraft (registration N1611B), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Tokyo. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN1611BDelta Air Lines Boeing 767 Incident · Sep 15, 2018On September 15, 2018, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N652JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at San Juan. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN652JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320 Accident · Sep 15, 2017On September 15, 2017, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-DLV), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an accident at London. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).IEEI-DLVRyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Sep 15, 2017On September 15, 2017, the Bombardier CRJ 200ER aircraft (registration N857AS), operated by ExpressJet, was involved in an incident at Atlanta. Source: the FAA (United States).USN857ASExpressJet Bombardier CRJ Incident · Sep 15, 2017On September 15, 2017, the Airbus A320-214(WL) aircraft (registration EC-MAH), operated by Vueling, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Vueling.ESEC-MAHVueling Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 15, 2017On September 15, 2017, the Boeing 737NG 7X2/W aircraft (registration DQ-FJF), operated by Fiji, was involved in an incident. Source: Fiji.FJDQ-FJFFiji Boeing 737 Accident · Sep 15, 2017On September 15, 2017, the Airbus A321 231 aircraft (registration N137AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at Christ Church (Barbados). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN137AAAmerican Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Sep 15, 2017On September 15, 2017, the Airbus A319-115 aircraft (registration N691AV), operated by Avianca, was involved in an incident at La Paz-El Alto Airport (Bolivia) due to a hard landing. Source: Avianca.USN691AVAvianca Airbus A319 Incident · Sep 15, 2016On September 15, 2016, the Boeing 737-36Q(SF) aircraft (registration B-3000), operated by Yangtze River Express, was involved in an incident at Xiamen Gaoqi (XMN) International Airport (China) due to damage from storm-force winds. Source: Yangtze River Express.CNB-3000Yangtze River Express Boeing 737 Incident · Sep 15, 2016On September 15, 2016, the Boeing 767-322(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N662UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident due to an electrical system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN662UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Sep 15, 2016On September 15, 2016, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration D-AGWD), operated by Eurowings, was involved in an incident at Milan. Source: Eurowings.DED-AGWDEurowings Airbus A319 Incident · Sep 15, 2016On September 15, 2016, the Airbus A320-214(WL) aircraft (registration D-AIUW), operated by Discover Airlines, was involved in an incident at Palma Mallorca. Source: Discover Airlines.DED-AIUWDiscover Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 15, 2016On September 15, 2016, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration G-EUYC), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Toulouse. Source: British Airways.GBG-EUYCBritish Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 15, 2016On September 15, 2016, the Airbus A330-303 aircraft (registration VH-QPI), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at Shanghái. Source: Qantas.AUVH-QPIQantas Airbus A330 Incident · Sep 15, 2016On September 15, 2016, the Boeing 777-281 aircraft (registration JA714A), operated by All Nippon Airways - ANA, was involved in an incident at Fukuoka (FUK) Airport (Japan) due to an operation on a closed runway or taxiway. Source: All Nippon Airways - ANA.JPJA714AAll Nippon Airways - ANA Boeing 777 Incident · Sep 15, 2015On September 15, 2015, the Avro 146 RJ100 aircraft (registration HB-IYQ), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-IYQSwiss International Air Lines BAe 146 / Avro RJ Accident · Sep 15, 2015On September 15, 2015, the Boeing 777-3DZ(ER) aircraft (registration A7-BAC), operated by Qatar Airways, was involved in an accident at Miami. Source: the FAA (United States).QAA7-BACQatar Airways Boeing 777 Incident · Sep 15, 2015On September 15, 2015, the Airbus A380 841 aircraft (registration 9V-SKT), operated by Singapore Airlines, was involved in an incident at Tokyo. Source: Singapore Airlines.SG9V-SKTSingapore Airlines Airbus A380 Incident · Sep 15, 2015On September 15, 2015, the Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 aircraft (registration G-JECM), operated by Flybe, was involved in an incident at Newquay. Source: Flybe.GBG-JECMFlybe De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Sep 15, 2015On September 15, 2015, the Airbus A330-243 aircraft (registration N279AY), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Manchester. Source: American Airlines.USN279AYAmerican Airlines Airbus A330 Accident · Sep 15, 2014On September 15, 2014, the Airbus A320 232SL aircraft (registration B-1887), operated by Sichuan, was involved in an accident at Kunming. Source: Sichuan.CNB-1887Sichuan Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 15, 2014On September 15, 2014, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration TC-JPI), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Barcelona. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-JPITurkish Airlines Airbus A320

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