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Occurrences recorded on September 29 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

Accident · Sep 29, 2006On September 29, 2006, the 737 8EH aircraft (registration PR-GTD), operated by GOL Linhas Aéreas, was involved in a fatal accident at Peixoto de Azevedo, Mato Grosso (Brazil), leaving 154 dead. Source: GOL Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-GTDGOL Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737 Incident · Sep 29, 2025On September 29, 2025, the ATR72 aircraft (registration F-ORVO), operated by Air Tahiti, was involved in an incident at Nuku Hiva Airport. Source: the BEA (France).FRF-ORVOAir Tahiti ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Sep 29, 2025On September 29, 2025, the ATR ATR 72 600 aircraft (registration F-ORVO), operated by Tahiti, was involved in an incident at Nuku Hiva. Source: the BEA (France).FRF-ORVOTahiti ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Sep 29, 2025On September 29, 2025, the Boeing 747-446BCF aircraft (registration N745CK), operated by Kalitta, was involved in an incident at Anchorage. Source: Kalitta.USN745CKKalitta Boeing 747 Incident · Sep 29, 2024On September 29, 2024, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft (registration N8915Q), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Tampa (TPA) International Airport (United States) due to an impact by a ground service vehicle. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN8915QSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Sep 29, 2024On September 29, 2024, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration AP-BLS), operated by Pakistan International Airlines, was involved in an incident at Karachi. Source: PIA.PKAP-BLSPakistan International Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 29, 2024On September 29, 2024, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration OE-IJV), operated by easyJet Europe, was involved in an incident at London. Source: easyJet Europe.ATOE-IJVeasyJet Europe Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 29, 2024On September 29, 2024, the Airbus A220-300 aircraft (registration N3162J), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN3162JJetBlue Airways Airbus A220 Incident · Sep 29, 2023On September 29, 2023, the Airbus A220-300 aircraft (registration N3112J), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Boston. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN3112JJetBlue Airways Airbus A220 Incident · Sep 29, 2023On September 29, 2023, the Boeing 767 3Z9ER/W aircraft (registration OE-LAE), operated by Austrian Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LAEAustrian Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Sep 29, 2023On September 29, 2023, the Airbus A321 131 aircraft (registration D-AIRK), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIRKLufthansa Airbus A321 Incident · Sep 29, 2023On September 29, 2023, the Airbus A350-941 aircraft (registration D-AIXP), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIXPLufthansa Airbus A350 XWB Incident · Sep 29, 2023On September 29, 2023, the De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited DHC- aircraft (registration VH-TQZ), operated by QantasLink, was involved in an incident at Mildura Airport, Victoria (Australia) due to a loss of separation during take-off. Source: the ATSB (Australia).AUVH-TQZQantasLink De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Sep 29, 2022On September 29, 2022, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration G-ZBJD), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Islamabad. Source: British Airways.GBG-ZBJDBritish Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Sep 29, 2022On September 29, 2022, the Boeing B788 aircraft (registration S2-AJS), operated by Biman Bangladesh, was involved in an incident at Chittagong. Source: Biman Bangladesh.BDS2-AJSBiman Bangladesh Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Sep 29, 2022On September 29, 2022, the Boeing 737NG 800/W aircraft (registration A6-FGG), operated by flydubai, was involved in an incident at Chittagong. Source: flydubai.AEA6-FGGflydubai Boeing 737 Accident · Sep 29, 2022On September 29, 2022, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration N7881A), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident at Denver, Colorado (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN7881ASouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Sep 29, 2021On September 29, 2021, the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner aircraft (registration N16008), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Tel Aviv. Source: United Airlines.USN16008United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Sep 29, 2021On September 29, 2021, the Boeing 767-424(ER) aircraft (registration N76064), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Honolulu. Source: United Airlines.USN76064United Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Sep 29, 2021On September 29, 2021, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration N4888U), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: the FAA (United States).USN4888UUnited Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Sep 29, 2021On September 29, 2021, the Airbus A320-271N(WL) aircraft (registration CC-AWO), operated by JetSMART, was involved in an incident at Iquique. Source: JetSMART.CLCC-AWOJetSMART Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 29, 2021On September 29, 2021, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 8K5/W aircraft (registration VQ-BDO), operated by Nordstar, was involved in an incident at Norilsk. Source: Nordstar.BMVQ-BDONordstar Boeing 737 Incident · Sep 29, 2020On September 29, 2020, the Boeing 737-36Q (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GCNK), operated by Canadian North, was involved in an incident at Fort Mackay due to a declared emergency with a PAN urgency call during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GCNKCanadian North Boeing 737 Incident · Sep 29, 2020On September 29, 2020, the Airbus A321-211 aircraft (registration VQ-BTU), operated by Aeroflot, was involved in an incident at Nizhnevartovsk. Source: Aeroflot.BMVQ-BTUAeroflot Airbus A321 Incident · Sep 29, 2020On September 29, 2020, the Embraer Superjet 100-95LR aircraft (registration RA-89096), operated by Azimut, was involved in an incident at Ufa. Source: Azimut.RURA-89096Azimut Sukhoi Superjet 100 Incident · Sep 29, 2019On September 29, 2019, the Boeing 737-8GP (WL) aircraft (registration PK-LOQ), operated by Lion Air, was involved in an incident at Batam-Hang Nadim (BTH) Airport (Indonesia) due to a landing short of the runway (undershoot). Source: Lion Air.IDPK-LOQLion Air Boeing 737 Incident · Sep 29, 2019On September 29, 2019, the aircraft (registration VT-IHC), operated by IndiGo, was involved in an incident at Goa. Source: IndiGo.INVT-IHCIndiGo Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 29, 2019On September 29, 2019, the Embraer ERJ-190AR aircraft (registration LV-CIG), operated by Austral Líneas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery (AEP) Airport (Argentina) due to an engine failure. Source: Austral Líneas Aéreas.ARLV-CIGAustral Líneas Aéreas Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Sep 29, 2019On September 29, 2019, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration N815AW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Phoenix. Source: the FAA (United States).USN815AWAmerican Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Sep 29, 2019On September 29, 2019, the Boeing 767-432(ER) aircraft (registration N841MH), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN841MHDelta Air Lines Boeing 767 Incident · Sep 29, 2019On September 29, 2019, the Boeing 737-824(WL) aircraft (registration N27239), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Denver. Source: United Airlines.USN27239United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Sep 29, 2019On September 29, 2019, the Airbus A330-243 aircraft (registration N361HA), operated by Hawaiian Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Francisco. Source: the FAA (United States).USN361HAHawaiian Airlines Airbus A330 Incident · Sep 29, 2019On September 29, 2019, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration EI-DVN), operated by Aer Lingus, was involved in an incident at Belfast City (BHD) Airport (United Kingdom) due to a bird strike. Source: Aer Lingus.IEEI-DVNAer Lingus Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 29, 2019On September 29, 2019, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration G-VOWS), operated by Virgin Atlantic, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong. Source: the FAA (United States).GBG-VOWSVirgin Atlantic Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Sep 29, 2019On September 29, 2019, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GKQH), operated by Porter Airlines, was involved in an incident at Halifax due to an electrical system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GKQHPorter Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Sep 29, 2018On September 29, 2018, the Airbus A320 232SL aircraft (registration VH-VFX), operated by Jetstar Airways, was involved in an incident at Sydney. Source: the ATSB (Australia).AUVH-VFXJetstar Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 29, 2017On September 29, 2017, the Airbus AIRBUS A320-214 aircraft (registration G-EZOC), operated by Easyjet, was involved in an incident at Athens. Source: Easyjet.GBG-EZOCEasyjet Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 29, 2017On September 29, 2017, the Airbus A319 112 aircraft (registration VT-SCU), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Chennai. Source: Air India.INVT-SCUAir India Airbus A319 Incident · Sep 29, 2017On September 29, 2017, the Boeing 737-8AS (WL) aircraft (registration EI-FRR), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Budapest Ferenc Liszt (BUD) International Airport (Hungary) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-FRRRyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Sep 29, 2017On September 29, 2017, the Airbus A330-343 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GTSD), operated by Air Transat, was involved in an incident at Montreal due to a declared emergency with the airport fire service on standby. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GTSDAir Transat Airbus A330 Incident · Sep 29, 2017On September 29, 2017, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N901NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dallas. Source: the FAA (United States).USN901NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Sep 29, 2017On September 29, 2017, the Boeing 737NG 85F aircraft (registration HL7779), operated by Jeju, was involved in an incident at Jeju. Source: Jeju.KRHL7779Jeju Boeing 737 Incident · Sep 29, 2017On September 29, 2017, the Boeing 777 346ER aircraft (registration JA731J), operated by Japan Airlines, was involved in an incident at Sapporo. Source: Japan Airlines.JPJA731JJapan Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Sep 29, 2016On September 29, 2016, the 146 RJ100 aircraft (registration SE-DSP), operated by Braathens Regional, was involved in an incident at Malmo. Source: SHK.SESE-DSPBraathens Regional BAe 146 / Avro RJ Incident · Sep 29, 2016On September 29, 2016, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GLQM), operated by Porter Airlines, was involved in an incident at Toronto. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GLQMPorter Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Sep 29, 2016On September 29, 2016, the Airbus A320-211 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-FDQQ), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at San Francisco due to a cockpit display failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FDQQAir Canada Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 29, 2016On September 29, 2016, the Airbus A380 841 aircraft (registration 9V-SKL), operated by Singapore Airlines, was involved in an incident at Phuket. Source: Singapore Airlines.SG9V-SKLSingapore Airlines Airbus A380 Incident · Sep 29, 2016On September 29, 2016, the DHC-8-402 aircraft (registration N451QX), operated by Horizon Air, was involved in an incident at Boise. Source: the FAA (United States).USN451QXHorizon Air De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Sep 29, 2015On September 29, 2015, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 aircraft (registration N248LR), operated by Mesa Airlines, was involved in an incident at McAllen. Source: the FAA (United States).USN248LRMesa Airlines Bombardier CRJ Incident · Sep 29, 2015On September 29, 2015, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 8JP/W aircraft (registration LN-NHB), operated by Norwegian, was involved in an incident at Trondheim. Source: Norwegian.NOLN-NHBNorwegian Boeing 737 Incident · Sep 29, 2014On September 29, 2014, the ATR ATR 72-212 A aircraft (registration EI-REM), operated by Stobart, was involved in an incident at Muenster. Source: the BEA (France).IEEI-REMStobart ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Sep 29, 2014On September 29, 2014, the Boeing 767-375 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FXCA), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Air Canada.CAC-FXCAAir Canada Boeing 767 Incident · Sep 29, 2014On September 29, 2014, the aircraft (registration N474), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dallas. Source: the FAA (United States).USN474American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Sep 29, 2013On September 29, 2013, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N964AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dallas. Source: American Airlines.USN964ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 Accident · Sep 29, 2013On September 29, 2013, the Airbus A320-216 aircraft (registration EI-EIB), operated by Alitalia, was involved in an accident at Rome. Source: ANSV (Italy).IEEI-EIBAlitalia Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 29, 2013On September 29, 2013, the Boeing BOEING 747-446 aircraft (registration EI-XLJ), operated by Transaero, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: Transaero.IEEI-XLJTransaero Boeing 747 Incident · Sep 29, 2013On September 29, 2013, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration D-AIDO), operated by Eurowings, was involved in an incident at Rome. Source: Eurowings.DED-AIDOEurowings Airbus A321 Incident · Sep 29, 2013On September 29, 2013, the Airbus A340 642 aircraft (registration ZS-SNB), operated by SAA, was involved in an incident at Johannesburgo. Source: SAA.ZAZS-SNBSAA Airbus A340 Accident · Sep 29, 2013On September 29, 2013, the Bombardier Dhc-8-402 aircraft (registration N449QX), operated by Horizon Air, was involved in an accident at Reno, Nevada (United States), leaving 3 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN449QXHorizon Air De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Sep 29, 2012On September 29, 2012, the Airbus A321-211 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GITU), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Vancouver due to a landing gear failure on final approach. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GITUAir Canada Airbus A321

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