September 231913
Garros crosses the Mediterranean
Milestone113 years ago
14historical events
52occurrences in earlier years
1910–2025years covered
Fact of the day
Roland Garros takes off from Fréjus at dawn in a frail Morane-Saulnier monoplane and, almost eight hours later, lands at Bizerte, Tunisia: the first aerial crossing of the Mediterranean, more than 700 kilometres of open water without a stop in a single-engined aircraft. Today his name is on a tennis stadium; for aviators it stands for a feat.
Also on this day · 13
1910Record Chávez crosses the Alps
Peruvian Jorge Chávez flies over the Alps through the Simplon Pass in a Blériot XI; he crashes on landing at Domodossola and dies four days later.
1911Milestone Ovington carries the first official US airmail
Earle Ovington, sworn in as «air mail pilot number one», flies his Blériot from the Garden City meet to Mineola on Long Island and drops the mailbag at the postmaster’s feet: the country’s first official airmail.
1925Milestone Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano makes its first flight
A Junkers F 13 takes off from Cochabamba: Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano’s first flight.
1938Milestone Sde Dov, Tel Aviv’s first airport, opens
Sde Dov, the Tel Aviv airport that served until 2019, opens.
1957First flight The IA 45 Querandí flies
The DINFIA IA 45 Querandí takes off, the Argentine light twin.
1961Accident A Turkish Airlines F27 at Ankara
A Fokker F27 strikes a hill on approach to Ankara: 28 of the 29 people on board die.
1962Milestone A night ditching in mid-Atlantic
A Flying Tiger Super Constellation loses three engines and ditches at night in the middle of the Atlantic. Of the 76 on board, 48 were rescued hours later by ships that answered the call: one of the great sea rescues in aviation.
1971Milestone The Montreal Convention against air sabotage
The Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation is signed in Montreal.
1983Accident A bomb brings down Gulf Air 771
A 737 is destroyed by a bomb on approach to Abu Dhabi: all 112 people on board die.
1985Accident Henson Flight 1517 in Virginia
A Henson Airlines Beechcraft 99 strikes a mountain on approach to the Shenandoah Valley; all 14 aboard die.
1986First flight The Piaggio P.180 Avanti flies
The Piaggio P.180 Avanti, an Italian business jet, makes its first flight.
1999Accident Qantas Flight 1 overruns at Bangkok
A Qantas 747 runs off the runway on landing at Bangkok in a storm; none of the 410 aboard is seriously hurt.
2019Airline Thomas Cook collapses
Thomas Cook Airlines ceases operations with the group’s bankruptcy, leaving 150,000 Britons abroad.
This day in earlier years · 52
Occurrences recorded on September 23 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 23, 2025On September 23, 2025, the Airbus A330-223 aircraft (registration N857NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Accra. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN857NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A330
Incident · Sep 23, 2025On September 23, 2025, the Boeing 767-346ER aircraft (registration JA601J), operated by Japan Airlines, was involved in an incident at Kagoshima (KOJ) Airport (Japan) due to contact with the boarding bridge. Source: Japan Airlines.JPJA601JJapan Airlines Boeing 767
Incident · Sep 23, 2024On September 23, 2024, the Boeing 767-322(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N663UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident due to a declared emergency with the airport fire service on standby in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN663UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767
Incident · Sep 23, 2024On September 23, 2024, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N645JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: the FAA (United States).USN645JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320
Incident · Sep 23, 2024On September 23, 2024, the Boeing 737NG 81D/W aircraft (registration LV-CXT), operated by Argentinas, was involved in an incident at Buenos Aires. Source: Argentinas.ARLV-CXTArgentinas Boeing 737 Incident · Sep 23, 2024On September 23, 2024, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration AP-BOO), operated by Jinnah, was involved in an incident at Lahore. Source: Jinnah.PKAP-BOOJinnah Airbus A320
Incident · Sep 23, 2023On September 23, 2023, the aircraft (registration N589FE), operated by FedEx Express, was involved in an incident at Seattle due to a hydraulic system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN589FEFedEx Express McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Incident · Sep 23, 2023On September 23, 2023, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration OE-LXE), operated by Austrian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Sofia and Vienna. Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LXEAustrian Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 23, 2023On September 23, 2023, the Boeing 737NG 866/W aircraft (registration SU-GED), operated by EgyptAir, was involved in an incident at Dammam. Source: EgyptAir.EGSU-GEDEgyptAir Boeing 737 Incident · Sep 23, 2023On September 23, 2023, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration AP-BLC), operated by Pakistan International Airlines, was involved in an incident at Sialkot. Source: PIA.PKAP-BLCPakistan International Airlines Airbus A320
Incident · Sep 23, 2021On September 23, 2021, the Boeing 737-7CT (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GVWJ), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Edmonton due to a loss of engine power in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GVWJWestJet Boeing 737 Incident · Sep 23, 2021On September 23, 2021, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration F-GKXQ), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Paris. Source: Air France.FRF-GKXQAir France Airbus A320
Accident · Sep 23, 2021On September 23, 2021, the Airbus A321-271N aircraft (registration N208HA), operated by Hawaiian Airlines, was involved in an accident at Honolulu, Hawaii (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN208HAHawaiian Airlines Airbus A321
Incident · Sep 23, 2020On September 23, 2020, the Bombardier CRJ-900LR aircraft (registration N596NN), operated by Blue Streak, was involved in an incident at Burlington. Source: Blue Streak.USN596NNBlue Streak Bombardier CRJ
Incident · Sep 23, 2020On September 23, 2020, the Airbus A319-114 aircraft (registration N320NB), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Salt Lake City. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN320NBDelta Air Lines Airbus A319
Incident · Sep 23, 2020On September 23, 2020, the DHC-8 402 NG aircraft (registration LX-LGG), operated by Luxair, was involved in an incident at Copenhagen. Source: Luxair.LULX-LGGLuxair De Havilland Canada Dash 8
Incident · Sep 23, 2020On September 23, 2020, the Airbus Airbus A330-243 aircraft (registration 9N-ALZ), operated by Nepal, was involved in an incident at Kathmandu. Source: Nepal.NP9N-ALZNepal Airbus A330
Incident · Sep 23, 2019On September 23, 2019, the aircraft (registration N17138), operated by Trans States, was involved in an incident at Denver. Source: Trans States.USN17138Trans States Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Incident · Sep 23, 2019On September 23, 2019, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GWEF), operated by WestJet Encore, was involved in an incident at Regina due to a landing gear failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GWEFWestJet Encore De Havilland Canada Dash 8
Incident · Sep 23, 2019On September 23, 2019, the Boeing 747-422 aircraft (registration N480MC), operated by Atlas Air, was involved in an incident. Source: Atlas Air.USN480MCAtlas Air Boeing 747 Incident · Sep 23, 2019On September 23, 2019, the DHC-8-402 aircraft (registration VH-LQJ), operated by Sunstate, was involved in an incident at Cairns. Source: Sunstate.AUVH-LQJSunstate De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Accident · Sep 23, 2019On September 23, 2019, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration G-EUYB), operated by British Airways, was involved in an accident at London. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).GBG-EUYBBritish Airways Airbus A320
Accident · Sep 23, 2018On September 23, 2018, the Boeing 757 aircraft (registration N13113), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at Newark, New Jersey (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN13113United Airlines Boeing 757
Incident · Sep 23, 2018On September 23, 2018, the Bombardier CRJ 700 702ER NG aircraft (registration JA09RJ), operated by Ibex, was involved in an incident at Fukuoka. Source: Ibex.JPJA09RJIbex Bombardier CRJ Incident · Sep 23, 2018On September 23, 2018, the Boeing 737NG 8AS/W aircraft (registration OM-JEX), operated by AirExplore, was involved in an incident at Wroclaw. Source: AirExplore.SKOM-JEXAirExplore Boeing 737
Incident · Sep 23, 2018On September 23, 2018, the Boeing 767 332ER/W aircraft (registration N1608), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Tokyo. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN1608Delta Air Lines Boeing 767
Incident · Sep 23, 2017On September 23, 2017, the Boeing 777-206(ER) aircraft (registration PH-BQC), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Osaka. Source: the JTSB (Japan).NLPH-BQCKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777
Incident · Sep 23, 2017On September 23, 2017, the Boeing 777-323ER aircraft (registration N730AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at London Heathrow (LHR) Airport (United Kingdom) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: American Airlines.USN730ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Sep 23, 2017On September 23, 2017, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration F-HBNE), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Biarritz. Source: Air France.FRF-HBNEAir France Airbus A320
Accident · Sep 23, 2016On September 23, 2016, the F28 MK 0100 aircraft (registration VH-NHY), operated by Network Australia, was involved in an accident at Perth. Source: the TSB (Canada).AUVH-NHYNetwork Australia Fokker 100 Accident · Sep 23, 2016On September 23, 2016, the Boeing 737-8K2(WL) aircraft (registration PH-HXA), operated by Transavia, was involved in an accident, leaving 3 injured. Source: DSB.NLPH-HXATransavia Boeing 737 Incident · Sep 23, 2016On September 23, 2016, the Airbus A320 232SL aircraft (registration VT-IAQ), operated by IndiGo, was involved in an incident at Chennai. Source: IndiGo.INVT-IAQIndiGo Airbus A320
Incident · Sep 23, 2015On September 23, 2015, the Boeing 777-223(ER) aircraft (registration N786AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Orlando. Source: American Airlines.USN786ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Sep 23, 2014On September 23, 2014, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration RP-C8393), operated by PAL Express, was involved in an incident at Manila. Source: PAL Express.PHRP-C8393PAL Express Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 23, 2014On September 23, 2014, the Boeing 737NG 8LD/W aircraft (registration ZS-ZWC), operated by Kulula, was involved in an incident at Johannesburgo. Source: Kulula.ZAZS-ZWCKulula Boeing 737
Incident · Sep 23, 2014On September 23, 2014, the aircraft (registration N527SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Austin. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN527SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Sep 23, 2013On September 23, 2013, the Boeing 757-232 aircraft (registration N6705Y), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Wichita. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN6705YDelta Air Lines Boeing 757 Incident · Sep 23, 2013On September 23, 2013, the Boeing 777-228(ER) aircraft (registration F-GSPA), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident. Source: Air France.FRF-GSPAAir France Boeing 777
Incident · Sep 23, 2013On September 23, 2013, the ATR ATR72-212A aircraft (registration VH-FVN), operated by Virgin Australia Regional, was involved in an incident at Canberra. Source: Virgin Australia Regional.AUVH-FVNVirgin Australia Regional ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Sep 23, 2013On September 23, 2013, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration I-BIKI), operated by Alitalia, was involved in an incident at Budapest. Source: Alitalia.ITI-BIKIAlitalia Airbus A320
Incident · Sep 23, 2012On September 23, 2012, the Boeing BOEING 737-8AS aircraft (registration EI-DAC), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Memmingen. Source: the BFU (Germany).IEEI-DACRyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Sep 23, 2012On September 23, 2012, the DHC-8-301 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GTAG), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Seattle. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GTAGAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Sep 23, 2012On September 23, 2012, the aircraft (registration N14105), operated by ExpressJet, was involved in an incident at Montreal due to an electrical system failure during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN14105ExpressJet Embraer ERJ 135 / 145
Incident · Sep 23, 2011On September 23, 2011, the Airbus Airbus A300 B4-605R aircraft (registration 9K-AMC), operated by Kuwait, was involved in an incident at Kuwait. Source: Kuwait.KW9K-AMCKuwait Airbus A300 Incident · Sep 23, 2011On September 23, 2011, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration XA-INJ), operated by Interjet, was involved in an incident at Chetumal. Source: Interjet.MXXA-INJInterjet Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 23, 2011On September 23, 2011, the Airbus A330-202 aircraft (registration VH-EBP), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at Perth. Source: Qantas.AUVH-EBPQantas Airbus A330 Incident · Sep 23, 2011On September 23, 2011, the Airbus Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration VQ-BDQ), operated by Rossiya Airlines, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: Rossiya Airlines.BMVQ-BDQRossiya Airlines Airbus A320
Incident · Sep 23, 2009On September 23, 2009, the Airbus A319-111 aircraft (registration F-GRHU), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport (France) due to an EGPWS terrain proximity alert. Source: Air France.FRF-GRHUAir France Airbus A319
Incident · Sep 23, 2000On September 23, 2000, the Boeing 737-3U8 aircraft (registration 5Y-KQD), operated by Kenya Airways, was involved in an incident at Jartum-Civil (KRT) Airport (Sudan) due to a hard landing. Source: Kenya Airways.KE5Y-KQDKenya Airways Boeing 737
Incident · Sep 23, 1997On September 23, 1997, the Boeing 757-236 aircraft (registration G-BIKK), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Geneva (GVA) International Airport (Switzerland) due to an engine failure. Source: British Airways.GBG-BIKKBritish Airways Boeing 757
Incident · Sep 23, 1992On September 23, 1992, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 aircraft (registration N1845U), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Francisco (United States) due to an engine failure. Source: United Airlines.USN1845UUnited Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10
Incident · Sep 23, 1987On September 23, 1987, the Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 aircraft (registration G-BAUR), operated by Air UK, was involved in an incident at London-Stansted (STN) Airport (United Kingdom) due to a ground occurrence during operations. Source: Air UK.GBG-BAURAir UK Fokker F27 FriendshipPhoto: Autor desconocido · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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