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Occurrences recorded on October 3 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

Incident · Oct 3, 2025On October 3, 2025, the Boeing 737-800 aircraft (registration 9H-QBD), operated by Malta Air, was involved in an incident at Manchester Airport (United Kingdom) due to a landing below final reserve fuel after three windshear escape manoeuvres. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).MT9H-QBDMalta Air Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 3, 2025On October 3, 2025, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration N844MC), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at London. Source: American Airlines.USN844MCAmerican Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Oct 3, 2024On October 3, 2024, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration PR-MYY), operated by LATAM Airlines Brasil, was involved in an incident at Manaus-Eduardo Gomes (MAO) International Airport (Brazil). Source: LATAM Airlines Brasil.BRPR-MYYLATAM Airlines Brasil Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 3, 2024On October 3, 2024, the Boeing 737-8H4 (WL) aircraft (registration N8616C), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Luis-Lambert International Airport, MO (STL) (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN8616CSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 3, 2024On October 3, 2024, the Embraer ERJ 170-200 LR aircraft (registration N742YX), operated by Republic Airways, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: the FAA (United States).USN742YXRepublic Airways Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Oct 3, 2024On October 3, 2024, the Boeing Boeing 737-8AS (W) aircraft (registration 9H-QCB), operated by Malta Air, was involved in an incident at Brindisi. Source: Malta Air.MT9H-QCBMalta Air Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 3, 2024On October 3, 2024, the ATR ATR 72 500 aircraft (registration 9M-FYG), operated by Firefly, was involved in an incident at Kuala Lumpur. Source: Firefly.MY9M-FYGFirefly ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Oct 3, 2023On October 3, 2023, the Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft (registration N37507), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Seattle. Source: United Airlines.USN37507United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Oct 3, 2023On October 3, 2023, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration A9C-AD), operated by Gulf, was involved in an incident at Bahrain. Source: Gulf.BHA9C-ADGulf Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 3, 2022On October 3, 2022, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration HZ-AK18), operated by Saudi Arabian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Islamabad (Pakistan) due to an engine failure during initial climb. Source: the NTSB (United States).SAHZ-AK18Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Oct 3, 2022On October 3, 2022, the Boeing 737-8K2(WL) aircraft (registration PH-HXB), operated by Transavia, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: the BFU (Germany).NLPH-HXBTransavia Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 3, 2021On October 3, 2021, the Embraer E295 aircraft (registration PS-AEG), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at São Paulo. Source: Azul Linhas Aéreas.BRPS-AEGAzul Linhas Aéreas Embraer E-Jet E2 Incident · Oct 3, 2021On October 3, 2021, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 (Series 900) (Bombardier) aircraft (registration C-GJZS), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Buffalo due to the presence of smoke in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GJZSAir Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJ Incident · Oct 3, 2021On October 3, 2021, the Boeing 737NG 83N/W aircraft (registration VP-BND), operated by S7 Airlines, was involved in an incident at Rostov. Source: S7 Airlines.BMVP-BNDS7 Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 3, 2021On October 3, 2021, the Airbus A332 aircraft (registration AP-BNF), operated by Serene, was involved in an incident at Islamabad. Source: Serene.PKAP-BNFSerene Airbus A330 Incident · Oct 3, 2020On October 3, 2020, the Boeing 737NG 8K5/W aircraft (registration OO-JAV), operated by TUI Belgium, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: DSB.BEOO-JAVTUI Belgium Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 3, 2020On October 3, 2020, the ATR ATR 72 600 aircraft (registration PK-WGT), operated by Wings Abadi, was involved in an incident at Ujung Pandang. Source: KNKT.IDPK-WGTWings Abadi ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Oct 3, 2020On October 3, 2020, the Boeing Boeing 777-300(ER) aircraft (registration 9K-AOH), operated by Kuwait, was involved in an incident at Lahore. Source: Kuwait.KW9K-AOHKuwait Boeing 777 Incident · Oct 3, 2020On October 3, 2020, the Boeing 747 481F aircraft (registration N403KZ), operated by Kalitta, was involved in an incident due to an engine oil system failure in flight. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN403KZKalitta Boeing 747 Incident · Oct 3, 2019On October 3, 2019, the aircraft (registration N11155), operated by Trans States, was involved in an incident at Kansas City. Source: Trans States.USN11155Trans States Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Incident · Oct 3, 2019On October 3, 2019, the DC-9 88 aircraft (registration N974DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Savannah. Source: the FAA (United States).USN974DLDelta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Oct 3, 2019On October 3, 2019, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration SX-DVU), operated by Aegean, was involved in an incident at Corfu. Source: Aegean.GRSX-DVUAegean Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 3, 2019On October 3, 2019, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration HB-JJK), operated by Edelweiss, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Edelweiss.CHHB-JJKEdelweiss Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 3, 2019On October 3, 2019, the Embraer ERJ-145XR aircraft (registration N11155), operated by United Express, opb Trans States Airlines, was involved in an incident at Kansas City (MCI) International Airport (United States) due to smoke in the cabin. Source: United Express, opb Trans States Airlines.USN11155United Express, opb Trans States Airlines Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Incident · Oct 3, 2019On October 3, 2019, the Embraer ERJ-170-100STD aircraft (registration JA216J), operated by J-Air, was involved in an incident at Misawa (MSJ) Airport (Japan) due to a runway incursion. Source: J-Air.JPJA216JJ-Air Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Oct 3, 2019On October 3, 2019, the Airbus A319-114 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-FZUJ), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at San Francisco. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FZUJAir Canada Airbus A319 Incident · Oct 3, 2018On October 3, 2018, the Airbus A330 343E aircraft (registration HS-TEQ), operated by Thai, was involved in an incident at Islamabad. Source: Thai.THHS-TEQThai Airbus A330 Incident · Oct 3, 2018On October 3, 2018, the Boeing 737 38J aircraft (registration YR-BGA), operated by TAROM, was involved in an incident at Bucharest. Source: TAROM.ROYR-BGATAROM Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 3, 2018On October 3, 2018, the DHC-8 402 NG aircraft (registration S2-AGQ), operated by Biman, was involved in an incident at Dhaka and Sylhet (Myanmar). Source: Biman.BDS2-AGQBiman De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Oct 3, 2017On October 3, 2017, the Boeing 767 343ER aircraft (registration CN-ROW), operated by Royal Maroc, was involved in an incident at Montreal. Source: the TSB (Canada).MACN-ROWRoyal Maroc Boeing 767 Incident · Oct 3, 2017On October 3, 2017, the DHC-8-315 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-FNSA), operated by Sunwest, was involved in an incident at Conklin. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FNSASunwest De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Oct 3, 2017On October 3, 2017, the Boeing 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N442WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Sacramento. Source: the FAA (United States).USN442WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 3, 2016On October 3, 2016, the Boeing 777 2Z9ER aircraft (registration OE-LPC), operated by Austrian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Shanghái. Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LPCAustrian Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Oct 3, 2016On October 3, 2016, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration HB-IJF), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Pristina. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-IJFSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 3, 2015On October 3, 2015, the ATR Avions de Transport Regional ATR 72 500 aircraft (registration OK-GFQ), operated by CSA, was involved in an incident at Prague. Source: CSA.CZOK-GFQCSA ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Oct 3, 2015On October 3, 2015, the Airbus A319 111 aircraft (registration F-GRHR), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Vienna. Source: Air France.FRF-GRHRAir France Airbus A319 Incident · Oct 3, 2015On October 3, 2015, the Bombardier CRJ 900 LR aircraft (registration D-ACKB), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: Lufthansa.DED-ACKBLufthansa Bombardier CRJ Incident · Oct 3, 2015On October 3, 2015, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration EI-DVJ), operated by Lingus, was involved in an incident at Dublin. Source: the AAIU (Ireland).IEEI-DVJLingus Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 3, 2014On October 3, 2014, the DHC-8-314 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GJYZ), operated by Perimeter, was involved in an incident at Winnipeg due to an engine oil system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GJYZPerimeter De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Oct 3, 2014On October 3, 2014, the Airbus A380-842 aircraft (registration VH-OQL), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at Fiji. Source: Qantas.AUVH-OQLQantas Airbus A380 Incident · Oct 3, 2014On October 3, 2014, the Airbus A321-211 aircraft (registration N172US), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Phoenix. Source: American Airlines.USN172USAmerican Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Oct 3, 2014On October 3, 2014, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-FSRN), operated by Sky Regional, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a heading deviation during landing. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FSRNSky Regional De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Accident · Oct 3, 2014On October 3, 2014, the Boeing 777 223 aircraft (registration N772AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at Buenos Aires (Argentina) due to turbulence during the descent, leaving 2 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN772ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Oct 3, 2013On October 3, 2013, the aircraft (registration N635RW), operated by Shuttle, was involved in an incident at Denver and Chicago. Source: Shuttle.USN635RWShuttle Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Oct 3, 2013On October 3, 2013, the Boeing 737NG 82R/W aircraft (registration TC-AJP), operated by Pegasus, was involved in an incident at Istanbul. Source: Pegasus.TRTC-AJPPegasus Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 3, 2013On October 3, 2013, the Airbus A330 302 aircraft (registration B-18358), operated by China Airlines, was involved in an incident at Cairns. Source: the ATSB (Australia).CNB-18358China Airlines Airbus A330 Incident · Oct 3, 2013On October 3, 2013, the Boeing 777-312ER aircraft (registration 9V-SWG), operated by Singapore Airlines, was involved in an incident at Singapore-Changi (SIN) International Airport (Singapore) due to a runway incursion. Source: Singapore Airlines.SG9V-SWGSingapore Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Oct 3, 2012On October 3, 2012, the Airbus A319-114 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-FYJH), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a declared emergency with the airport fire service on standby on final approach. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FYJHAir Canada Airbus A319 Incident · Oct 3, 2012On October 3, 2012, the Ilyushin IL-76 TD-90VD aircraft (registration RA-76511), operated by Volga-Dnepr, was involved in an incident at Bordeaux. Source: Volga-Dnepr.RURA-76511Volga-Dnepr Ilyushin Il-76 Incident · Oct 3, 2012On October 3, 2012, the Boeing 737 3H4/W aircraft (registration N388SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Hartford. Source: the FAA (United States).USN388SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 3, 2012On October 3, 2012, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 883/W aircraft (registration LN-RRL), operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Stavanger. Source: SAS Scandinavian Airlines.NOLN-RRLSAS Scandinavian Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 3, 2012On October 3, 2012, the aircraft (registration EI-DSP), operated by Alitalia, was involved in an incident at Olbia. Source: Alitalia.IEEI-DSPAlitalia Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 3, 2011On October 3, 2011, the Boeing 737-8CT (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GWSX), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Calgary due to a failure of the indicating systems during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GWSXWestJet Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 3, 2011On October 3, 2011, the Boeing 757-26D(WL) aircraft (registration B-2857), operated by Shanghai, was involved in an incident at Shanghái. Source: Shanghai.CNB-2857Shanghai Boeing 757 Incident · Oct 3, 2011On October 3, 2011, the Boeing 737-7CT (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GWBN), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Toronto. Source: WestJet.CAC-GWBNWestJet Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 3, 2011On October 3, 2011, the Airbus A321 111 aircraft (registration OE-LBB), operated by Austrian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Vienna. Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LBBAustrian Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Oct 3, 2009On October 3, 2009, the Boeing 767-2J6ER aircraft (registration YA-AQS), operated by Safi Airways, was involved in an incident at Kabul (KBL) International Airport (Afghanistan) due to a landing gear fire. Source: Safi Airways.AFYA-AQSSafi Airways Boeing 767 Accident · Oct 3, 2005On October 3, 2005, the Embraer 170 aircraft (registration N650RW), operated by United Express, was involved in an accident at Dulles, Virginia (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN650RWUnited Express Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Oct 3, 2000On October 3, 2000, the Boeing 757-3E7 aircraft (registration 4X-BAU), operated by Arkia, was involved in an incident at London Gatwick (LGW) Airport (United Kingdom) due to a burst tyre. Source: Arkia.IL4X-BAUArkia Boeing 757

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