September 301968
The first 747 leaves the hangar
Milestone58 years ago
19historical events
60occurrences in earlier years
1926–2025years covered
Fact of the day
At Everett, before the world’s press and with 26 flight attendants from the 26 airlines that had already ordered it, Boeing rolls out the first 747, City of Everett: the largest passenger aircraft ever built, born in a factory raised alongside it. It would fly in February and change air travel forever.
Also on this day · 18
1926First flight The de Havilland Hercules flies
The DH.66 Hercules takes off, the trimotor with which Imperial Airways opened the route to India.
1929Milestone Fritz von Opel flies by rocket before Frankfurt
Fritz von Opel, heir to the car factory, flies the RAK.1 on solid-fuel rockets before a crowd at Rebstock aerodrome: nearly two kilometres in the air and a landing that wrecks the machine.
1933Record The USSR-1 rises into the stratosphere
The stratospheric balloon USSR-1 reaches about 19,000 metres with three crew in a sealed cabin, an unofficial record.
1935Airline Allied British Airways is born
Hillman’s, Spartan and United Airways merge into Allied British Airways, the first British Airways.
1944Airline Iberia nationalised
The Spanish government nationalises Iberia.
1946Milestone The Golden Hind enters service with BOAC
BOAC introduces the Short S.26 flying boat Golden Hind.
1949Milestone The Berlin Airlift ends
The Berlin Airlift officially ends after 15 months and more than two million tonnes flown in.
1957Airline Austrian Airlines is born
Air Austria and Austrian Airways, two rival projects, merge to create Austrian Airlines, the flag carrier of an Austria newly freed from Allied occupation. Its first flight, Vienna–Zurich, would take off in March 1958.
1958Milestone Britain’s last flying-boat airline service
Aquila Airways ends its Southampton–Funchal route: the last commercial flying-boat service in Britain comes to an end.
1959Milestone Croydon, London’s old airport, closes
At 6.15 pm the last scheduled flight leaves Croydon, a De Havilland Heron of Morton Air Services. The airport of Imperial Airways and Amy Johnson, with no room for jet runways, finally gives way to Heathrow and Gatwick.
1964First flight The Piper PA-31 Navajo flies
The Piper PA-31 Navajo, an American utility aircraft, makes its first flight.
1975Accident Malév 240 off Beirut
The Hungarian airline’s aircraft falls into the Mediterranean while approaching Beirut and all 60 people on board die. The wreckage was never fully recovered.
1978Accident The hijacking of Finnair Flight 405
An unemployed contractor hijacks a Finnair Caravelle between Oulu and Helsinki; the aircraft lands safely and the hijacker gives himself up.
1982Record The first round-the-world helicopter flight
Ross Perot Jr. and Jay Coburn land at Dallas in Spirit of Texas after 29 days: the first round-the-world helicopter flight.
1986Airline Trans International Airlines shuts down
Trans International Airlines, the California charter carrier, ceases operations and is dissolved.
1990Milestone The Piaggio Avanti enters service
The first Piaggio P.180 Avantis are delivered, the fastest pusher turboprop in the world.
1993Milestone The Convair 880 retires
The last Convair 880 in service is retired.
2019Airline Adria Airways shuts down
Adria Airways, the Slovenian flag carrier, ceases operations after 58 years.
This day in earlier years · 60
Occurrences recorded on September 30 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 30, 2025On September 30, 2025, the Airbus A321 aircraft (registration N670NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an accident at Las Vegas, Nevada (United States), leaving 2 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN670NKSpirit Airlines Airbus A321
Incident · Sep 30, 2024On September 30, 2024, the Boeing 777-222ER aircraft (registration N788UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident 148 nautical miles northwest of Calgary (Canada) due to smoke or fumes in the cabin. Source: United Airlines.USN788UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777
News · Sep 30, 2024On September 30, 2024, the Airbus A330-243 aircraft (registration YU-ARC), operated by Air Serbia, was in the news. Source: Air Serbia.RSYU-ARCAir Serbia Airbus A330
Incident · Sep 30, 2024On September 30, 2024, the Bombardier CL-600-2C10 aircraft (registration N780SK), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Denver. Source: the FAA (United States).USN780SKSkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJ
Incident · Sep 30, 2024On September 30, 2024, the Airbus A319-114 aircraft (registration N329NB), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: the FAA (United States).USN329NBDelta Air Lines Airbus A319
Incident · Sep 30, 2024On September 30, 2024, the Airbus A320 216 aircraft (registration AP-BLY), operated by Pakistan International Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dubai. Source: PIA.PKAP-BLYPakistan International Airlines Airbus A320
Accident · Sep 30, 2023On September 30, 2023, the Boeing 737-9 aircraft (registration N37560), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at Denver, Colorado (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN37560United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX
Incident · Sep 30, 2023On September 30, 2023, the Airbus A319 aircraft (registration OE-LQI), operated by easyJet Europe, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: easyJet Europe.ATOE-LQIeasyJet Europe Airbus A319
Incident · Sep 30, 2023On September 30, 2023, the Boeing 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N770SA), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Sacramento. Source: the FAA (United States).USN770SASouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Sep 30, 2022On September 30, 2022, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration N662NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an incident at Baltimore. Source: Spirit Airlines.USN662NKSpirit Airlines Airbus A321
Incident · Sep 30, 2022On September 30, 2022, the Boeing 737-86N (WL) aircraft (registration PK-CRE), operated by Sriwijaya Air, was involved in an incident west of Makassar (Indonesia) due to an engine failure. Source: Sriwijaya Air.IDPK-CRESriwijaya Air Boeing 737 Incident · Sep 30, 2021On September 30, 2021, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration SU-BPV), operated by Cairo, was involved in an incident at Zagreb. Source: Cairo.EGSU-BPVCairo Airbus A320
Incident · Sep 30, 2021On September 30, 2021, the Boeing 747-4H6 aircraft (registration N741CK), operated by Kalitta Air, was involved in an incident East Midlands. Source: Kalitta Air.USN741CKKalitta Air Boeing 747
Incident · Sep 30, 2021On September 30, 2021, the ATR ATR 72 600 aircraft (registration 7T-VUW), operated by Algerie, was involved in an incident at Algiers. Source: Algerie.DZ7T-VUWAlgerie ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Sep 30, 2020On September 30, 2020, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 8LJ/W aircraft (registration VP-BRH), operated by Aeroflot, was involved in an incident at Krasnojarsk. Source: Aeroflot.BMVP-BRHAeroflot Boeing 737
Accident · Sep 30, 2020On September 30, 2020, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration N860DA), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident at Anchorage, Alaska (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN860DADelta Air Lines Boeing 777 Incident · Sep 30, 2019On September 30, 2019, the Airbus A319 aircraft (registration ER-00002), operated by Fly One, was involved in an incident at Chisinau. Source: Fly One.MDER-00002Fly One Airbus A319
Incident · Sep 30, 2019On September 30, 2019, the Embraer ERJ 170-100 SE aircraft (registration N656RW), operated by Republic Airways, was involved in an incident at Omaha. Source: Republic Airways.USN656RWRepublic Airways Embraer E170 / E175
Incident · Sep 30, 2019On September 30, 2019, the DC-9 83 aircraft (registration 5N-JAI), operated by Dana, was involved in an incident at Owerri. Source: Dana.NG5N-JAIDana McDonnell Douglas MD-80
Incident · Sep 30, 2019On September 30, 2019, the Boeing 777-223(ER) aircraft (registration N773AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Shannon. Source: American Airlines.USN773ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777
Accident · Sep 30, 2019On September 30, 2019, the Embraer ERJ-145 MP aircraft (registration C9-MEH), operated by Mocambique Expresso, was involved in an accident at Maputo. Source: Mocambique Expresso.MZC9-MEHMocambique Expresso Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Incident · Sep 30, 2018On September 30, 2018, the Airbus Airbus A319-111 aircraft (registration OE-LQE), operated by easyJet Europe, was involved in an incident at London. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).ATOE-LQEeasyJet Europe Airbus A319 Incident · Sep 30, 2018On September 30, 2018, the Airbus A319-111 aircraft (registration G-EZGR), operated by easyJet, was involved in an incident at Glasgow. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).GBG-EZGReasyJet Airbus A319
Incident · Sep 30, 2018On September 30, 2018, the Boeing 737 3L9 aircraft (registration EX-37010), operated by Avia Traffic Kyrgyzstan, was involved in an incident at Osh. Source: Avia Traffic Kyrgyzstan.KGEX-37010Avia Traffic Kyrgyzstan Boeing 737
Incident · Sep 30, 2018On September 30, 2018, the Boeing 767-432(ER) aircraft (registration N826MH), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Dublin. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN826MHDelta Air Lines Boeing 767
Incident · Sep 30, 2018On September 30, 2018, the aircraft (registration VT-JTK), operated by Jet Airways, was involved in an incident at Indore. Source: Jet Airways.INVT-JTKJet Airways Boeing 737
Accident · Sep 30, 2017On September 30, 2017, the Boeing 737 823 aircraft (registration N841NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at Arlington, Virginia (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN841NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737
Accident · Sep 30, 2017On September 30, 2017, the Airbus Airbus A380 861 aircraft (registration F-HPJE), operated by France, was involved in an accident. Source: the TSB (Canada).FRF-HPJEFrance Airbus A380
Incident · Sep 30, 2017On September 30, 2017, the Airbus A330-343 aircraft (registration TC-JNN), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Johannesburgo-O.R. Tambo (JNB) International Airport (South Africa) due to a burst tyre. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-JNNTurkish Airlines Airbus A330 Incident · Sep 30, 2017On September 30, 2017, the Embraer ERJ 170-200 SU (Embraer) aircraft (registration C-FUJA), operated by Sky Regional, was involved in an incident at Chicago due to a cockpit display failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FUJASky Regional Embraer E170 / E175
Incident · Sep 30, 2017On September 30, 2017, the Embraer ERJ-175LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) aircraft (registration N177SY), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Portland. Source: the FAA (United States).USN177SYAlaska Airlines Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Sep 30, 2017On September 30, 2017, the Airbus Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration D-ABHO), operated by Berlin, was involved in an incident at Sylt. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-ABHOBerlin Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 30, 2016On September 30, 2016, the Boeing Boeing 747 406 SCD aircraft (registration PH-BFV), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BFVKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 747 Accident · Sep 30, 2016On September 30, 2016, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N506JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an accident at Wilmington. Source: the FAA (United States).USN506JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320
Incident · Sep 30, 2016On September 30, 2016, the Boeing 767-322(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N674UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Athens. Source: United Airlines.USN674UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767
Incident · Sep 30, 2016On September 30, 2016, the Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW aircraft (registration N198JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Baltimore. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN198JBJetBlue Airways Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Sep 30, 2016On September 30, 2016, the Boeing 737NG 838/W aircraft (registration VH-VXO), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at Darwin. Source: Qantas.AUVH-VXOQantas Boeing 737 Incident · Sep 30, 2016On September 30, 2016, the Boeing 737 38J aircraft (registration YR-BGE), operated by TAROM, was involved in an incident at Bucharest. Source: TAROM.ROYR-BGETAROM Boeing 737
Incident · Sep 30, 2016On September 30, 2016, the Boeing 747-830 aircraft (registration D-ABYA), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Shannon. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-ABYALufthansa Boeing 747 Accident · Sep 30, 2016On September 30, 2016, the Airbus A320 211 aircraft (registration D-AIQC), operated by Germanwings, was involved in an accident at Berlin and Hamburg. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-AIQCGermanwings Airbus A320
Incident · Sep 30, 2015On September 30, 2015, the SAAB-SCANIA SF340B aircraft (registration G-LGNJ), operated by Logan, was involved in an incident at Rotterdam. Source: DSB.GBG-LGNJLogan Saab 340 / 2000
Incident · Sep 30, 2015On September 30, 2015, the McDonnell Douglas MD-82 aircraft (registration N802WA), operated by World Atlantic Airlines, was involved in an incident at Guatemala City-La Aurora (GUA) International Airport (Guatemala) due to an engine failure. Source: World Atlantic Airlines.USN802WAWorld Atlantic Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80
Incident · Sep 30, 2015On September 30, 2015, the Boeing 757-223 aircraft (registration N198AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Goose Bay due to an autoflight system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN198AAAmerican Airlines Boeing 757 Incident · Sep 30, 2015On September 30, 2015, the Airbus AIRBUS A319-131 aircraft (registration G-EUOC), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at London. Source: British Airways.GBG-EUOCBritish Airways Airbus A319 Incident · Sep 30, 2015On September 30, 2015, the aircraft (registration N802WA), operated by World Atlantic, was involved in an incident at Guatemala City. Source: World Atlantic.USN802WAWorld Atlantic McDonnell Douglas MD-80
Incident · Sep 30, 2015On September 30, 2015, the aircraft (registration N959DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Baltimore. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN959DNDelta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Sep 30, 2015On September 30, 2015, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration SU-GCA), operated by EgyptAir, was involved in an incident at Gassim. Source: EgyptAir.EGSU-GCAEgyptAir Airbus A320 Incident · Sep 30, 2015On September 30, 2015, the Airbus A320 214SL aircraft (registration VN-A650), operated by Vietjet, was involved in an incident at Hanoi. Source: Vietjet.VNVN-A650Vietjet Airbus A320
Accident · Sep 30, 2015On September 30, 2015, the Boeing 737-990(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N461AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an accident at Boston. Source: the FAA (United States).USN461ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737 Accident · Sep 30, 2015On September 30, 2015, the ATR ATR 72-212 A aircraft (registration EI-FAX), operated by Stobart, was involved in an accident at Dublin. Source: the BEA (France).IEEI-FAXStobart ATR 42 / 72
Incident · Sep 30, 2014On September 30, 2014, the Boeing 777-236(ER) aircraft (registration G-YMMB), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at São Paulo. Source: British Airways.GBG-YMMBBritish Airways Boeing 777 Incident · Sep 30, 2013On September 30, 2013, the Embraer ERJ-175LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) aircraft (registration N122HQ), operated by Brickyard, was involved in an incident at Philadelphia. Source: Brickyard.USN122HQBrickyard Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Sep 30, 2012On September 30, 2012, the Boeing 737-76N (WL) aircraft (registration D-ABBS), operated by Air Berlin, was involved in an incident at Berlin-Tegel (TXL) Airport (Germany) due to smoke in the cabin. Source: Air Berlin.DED-ABBSAir Berlin Boeing 737
Incident · Sep 30, 2012On September 30, 2012, the Airbus A330-302 aircraft (registration EI-DUZ), operated by Aer Lingus, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: Aer Lingus.IEEI-DUZAer Lingus Airbus A330
Incident · Sep 30, 2012On September 30, 2012, the Boeing 737-832(WL) aircraft (registration N3756), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Jacksonville. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN3756Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 Incident · Sep 30, 2012On September 30, 2012, the Boeing 777-243ER aircraft (registration EI-ISB), operated by Alitalia, was involved in an incident at Rome-Fiumicino (FCO) Airport (Italy) due to contact with the boarding bridge. Source: Alitalia.IEEI-ISBAlitalia Boeing 777 Incident · Sep 30, 2011On September 30, 2011, the Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW (Embraer) aircraft (registration C-FNAN), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Toronto. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FNANAir Canada Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Sep 30, 2011On September 30, 2011, the Boeing 767 332 aircraft (registration N144DA), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Honolulu. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN144DADelta Air Lines Boeing 767 Incident · Sep 30, 2011On September 30, 2011, the Boeing 747-430 aircraft (registration D-ABVU), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Lufthansa.DED-ABVULufthansa Boeing 747
Incident · Sep 30, 2011On September 30, 2011, the Airbus A340 313X aircraft (registration 3B-NBE), operated by Mauritius, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Mauritius.MU3B-NBEMauritius Airbus A340Photo: SAS Scandinavian Airlines · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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