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Occurrences recorded on October 5 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 5, 2025On October 5, 2025, the Airbus A330-941 aircraft (registration N411DX), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at London. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN411DXDelta Air Lines Airbus A330 Incident · Oct 5, 2025On October 5, 2025, the Airbus A320 231 aircraft (registration ZS-GAL), operated by Lift, was involved in an incident at Ciudad del Cabo. Source: Lift.ZAZS-GALLift Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 5, 2025On October 5, 2025, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration HL8385), operated by Aero K, was involved in an incident at Guangzhou. Source: Aero K.KRHL8385Aero K Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 5, 2024On October 5, 2024, the Airbus A321-211 aircraft (registration N701FR), operated by Frontier Airlines, was involved in an incident at Las Vegas, Nevada (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN701FRFrontier Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Oct 5, 2023On October 5, 2023, the Boeing 737NG 86N/W aircraft (registration CN-RGH), operated by Royal Maroc, was involved in an incident at Marrakesh. Source: Royal Maroc.MACN-RGHRoyal Maroc Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 5, 2023On October 5, 2023, the Airbus A320-251N(WL) aircraft (registration N328FR), operated by Frontier Airlines, was involved in an incident at Philadelphia. Source: the FAA (United States).USN328FRFrontier Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 5, 2022On October 5, 2022, the Boeing 767-322(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N666UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Shannon. Source: United Airlines.USN666UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Oct 5, 2022On October 5, 2022, the Airbus A220-300 aircraft (registration N308DU), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Salt Lake City (SLC) International Airport (United States) due to a bird strike. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN308DUDelta Air Lines Airbus A220 Incident · Oct 5, 2022On October 5, 2022, the Boeing 737-832 (WL) aircraft (registration N3762Y), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Boston-Logan (BOS) International Airport (United States) due to a bird strike. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN3762YDelta Air Lines Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 5, 2022On October 5, 2022, the Bombardier Inc Cl-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N447AW), operated by Air Wisconsin, was involved in an incident at Dayton, Ohio (United States) due to a runway excursion. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN447AWAir Wisconsin Bombardier CRJ Incident · Oct 5, 2022On October 5, 2022, the Boeing 737-852 (WL) aircraft (registration XA-AMM), operated by Aeroméxico, was involved in an incident southeast of Reynosa (Mexico) due to smoke or fumes in the cabin. Source: Aeroméxico.MXXA-AMMAeroméxico Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 5, 2022On October 5, 2022, the Boeing 757-24APF aircraft (registration N462UP), operated by United Parcel Service - UPS, was involved in an incident southeast of Billings (United States) due to an engine failure. Source: United Parcel Service - UPS.USN462UPUnited Parcel Service - UPS Boeing 757 Incident · Oct 5, 2021On October 5, 2021, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration D-ABNH), operated by Eurowings, was involved in an incident at Malaga. Source: Eurowings.DED-ABNHEurowings Airbus A320 Accident · Oct 5, 2021On October 5, 2021, the Boeing 777-3F2(ER) aircraft (registration TC-JJJ), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an accident at Lahore. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-JJJTurkish Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Oct 5, 2020On October 5, 2020, the Boeing 767-316 aircraft (registration N1381A), operated by Atlas, was involved in an incident at Baltimore. Source: Atlas.USN1381AAtlas Boeing 767 Incident · Oct 5, 2020On October 5, 2020, the aircraft (registration N12172), operated by Commut, was involved in an incident at Knoxville. Source: the FAA (United States).USN12172Commut Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Incident · Oct 5, 2019On October 5, 2019, the aircraft (registration N647AE), operated by Piedmont, was involved in an incident at Roanoke. Source: Piedmont.USN647AEPiedmont Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Incident · Oct 5, 2019On October 5, 2019, the Airbus A320-211 aircraft (registration N339NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Austin. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN339NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 5, 2019On October 5, 2019, the Airbus A320 232SL aircraft (registration ZK-OXA), operated by Air New Zealand, was involved in an incident at Christchurch. Source: Air New Zealand.NZZK-OXAAir New Zealand Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 5, 2019On October 5, 2019, the Airbus A20N aircraft (registration A9C-TD), operated by Gulf, was involved in an incident at Karachi. Source: Gulf.BHA9C-TDGulf Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 5, 2019On October 5, 2019, the Boeing B738 aircraft (registration 9H-QAK), operated by Malta Air, was involved in an incident at Colonia. Source: Malta Air.MT9H-QAKMalta Air Boeing 737 Accident · Oct 5, 2019On October 5, 2019, the Airbus A320-232(WL) aircraft (registration G-EUYU), operated by British Airways, was involved in an accident at Basel. Source: British Airways.GBG-EUYUBritish Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 5, 2019On October 5, 2019, the Embraer ERJ 170-200 SU (Embraer) aircraft (registration C-FEJB), operated by Sky Regional, was involved in an incident at Montreal due to a hydraulic system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FEJBSky Regional Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Oct 5, 2019On October 5, 2019, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration JA824J), operated by Japan Airlines (JAL), was involved in an incident at Taipéi-Taiwan Taoyuan (TPE) International Airport due to contact with the boarding bridge. Source: Japan Airlines (JAL).JPJA824JJapan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Oct 5, 2018On October 5, 2018, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N679SA), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Ottawa due to a declared emergency with a MAYDAY distress call. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN679SASkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJ Incident · Oct 5, 2018On October 5, 2018, the Boeing 737-7CT (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GWAZ), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Vancouver due to a hydraulic system failure. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GWAZWestJet Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 5, 2018On October 5, 2018, the Boeing 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N968WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: the FAA (United States).USN968WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 5, 2018On October 5, 2018, the Boeing 737 4Q8 aircraft (registration 9H-AMW), operated by Horizont, was involved in an incident at Ancona. Source: Horizont.MT9H-AMWHorizont Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 5, 2018On October 5, 2018, the Boeing BOEING 737-800 aircraft (registration EI-FVR), operated by Norwegian International, was involved in an incident at London. Source: Norwegian International.IEEI-FVRNorwegian International Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 5, 2017On October 5, 2017, the Boeing 767 323ER/W aircraft (registration N388AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: American Airlines.USN388AAAmerican Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Oct 5, 2016On October 5, 2016, the Boeing 737-76N (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GUWS), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GUWSWestJet Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 5, 2016On October 5, 2016, the DHC-8 402 NG aircraft (registration SP-EQB), operated by Eurolot, was involved in an incident at Gdansk. Source: Eurolot.PLSP-EQBEurolot De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Accident · Oct 5, 2016On October 5, 2016, the Boeing 737-8H4 aircraft (registration N8324A), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident at Denver, Colorado (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN8324ASouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 5, 2016On October 5, 2016, the Airbus A321-211 aircraft (registration N185UW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Charlotte. Source: American Airlines.USN185UWAmerican Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Oct 5, 2016On October 5, 2016, the Boeing 737NG 75B/W aircraft (registration D-AGEL), operated by Germania, was involved in an incident at Muenster. Source: Germania.DED-AGELGermania Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 5, 2016On October 5, 2016, the Boeing 747 438 aircraft (registration VH-OJT), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong. Source: the ATSB (Australia).AUVH-OJTQantas Boeing 747 Incident · Oct 5, 2016On October 5, 2016, the Embraer ERJ-195LR (ERJ-190-200 LR) aircraft (registration I-ADJO), operated by Air Dolomiti, opf Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Brussel-Zaventem (BRU) Airport (Belgium) due to a runway incursion. Source: Air Dolomiti, opf Lufthansa.ITI-ADJOAir Dolomiti, opf Lufthansa Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Oct 5, 2016On October 5, 2016, the Boeing 737-7H4 (WL) aircraft (registration N422WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Louisville International Airport, KY (SDF) (United States) due to a passenger battery fire on board. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN422WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 5, 2016On October 5, 2016, the Fokker 100 aircraft (registration VH-NHF), operated by Network Aviation, was involved in an incident at Paraburdoo (PBO) Airport (Australia) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: Network Aviation.AUVH-NHFNetwork Aviation Fokker 100 Incident · Oct 5, 2016On October 5, 2016, the Boeing 717-200 aircraft (registration VH-NXN), operated by QantasLink, opb Cobham Aviation Services, was involved in an incident at Paraburdoo (PBO) Airport (Australia) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: QantasLink, opb Cobham Aviation Services.AUVH-NXNQantasLink, opb Cobham Aviation Services Boeing 717 Incident · Oct 5, 2015On October 5, 2015, the Boeing 737-86Q (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FEAK), operated by Sunwing, was involved in an incident at Lanzarote due to a go-around. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FEAKSunwing Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 5, 2015On October 5, 2015, the aircraft (registration N962DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Atlanta. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN962DLDelta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Oct 5, 2015On October 5, 2015, the aircraft (registration N678AW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Syracuse. Source: American Airlines.USN678AWAmerican Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 5, 2015On October 5, 2015, the Airbus A330-202 aircraft (registration EI-DIR), operated by Alitalia, was involved in an incident at Rome. Source: Alitalia.IEEI-DIRAlitalia Airbus A330 Incident · Oct 5, 2015On October 5, 2015, the Boeing 737NG 7K5/W aircraft (registration D-AHXF), operated by TUIFly, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: TUIFly.DED-AHXFTUIFly Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 5, 2015On October 5, 2015, the Airbus A321-211 aircraft (registration EI-CPE), operated by Lingus, was involved in an incident at Dublin. Source: Lingus.IEEI-CPELingus Airbus A321 Accident · Oct 5, 2014On October 5, 2014, the Airbus A330 322 aircraft (registration HS-TEJ), operated by Thai, was involved in an accident at Bangkok, leaving 1 injured. Source: the BEA (France).THHS-TEJThai Airbus A330 Incident · Oct 5, 2014On October 5, 2014, the Boeing 737-3H4 aircraft (registration N373SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Burbank. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN373SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 5, 2013On October 5, 2013, the aircraft (registration LN-DYE), operated by Norwegian, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Norwegian.NOLN-DYENorwegian Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 5, 2013On October 5, 2013, the Embraer ERJ-145LR aircraft (registration N922AE), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to the presence of smoke during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN922AEAmerican Eagle Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Incident · Oct 5, 2013On October 5, 2013, the Airbus A340 312 aircraft (registration 3B-NAU), operated by Mauritius, was involved in an incident at Mauritius. Source: Mauritius.MU3B-NAUMauritius Airbus A340 Incident · Oct 5, 2013On October 5, 2013, the Boeing 757 222/W aircraft (registration N595UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Francisco. Source: United Airlines.USN595UAUnited Airlines Boeing 757 Incident · Oct 5, 2012On October 5, 2012, the Boeing 737 53C aircraft (registration VP-BRG), operated by Nordavia, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: Nordavia.BMVP-BRGNordavia Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 5, 2012On October 5, 2012, the DC-9 88 aircraft (registration N960DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Atlanta. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN960DLDelta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Oct 5, 2012On October 5, 2012, the aircraft (registration D-AIFC), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Recife. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIFCLufthansa Airbus A340 Incident · Oct 5, 2012On October 5, 2012, the Boeing 737NG 73V aircraft (registration HL8207), operated by Eastar, was involved in an incident at Seoul. Source: Eastar.KRHL8207Eastar Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 5, 2011On October 5, 2011, the Airbus A330 343X aircraft (registration B-HLU), operated by Cathay Pacific, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong. Source: Cathay Pacific.CNB-HLUCathay Pacific Airbus A330 Incident · Oct 5, 2008On October 5, 2008, the Boeing 777-236ER aircraft (registration G-VIIS), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Chicago-O'Hare (ORD) International Airport (United States) due to smoke or fumes in the cabin. Source: British Airways.GBG-VIISBritish Airways Boeing 777 Incident · Oct 5, 1999On October 5, 1999, the McDonnell Douglas MD-11F aircraft (registration N606FE), operated by FedEx Express, was involved in an incident at Newark International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR) [N] (United States) due to damage from gunfire on the ground. Source: FedEx Express.USN606FEFedEx Express McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Incident · Oct 5, 1993On October 5, 1993, the Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 aircraft (registration G-STAN), operated by Air UK, was involved in an incident at Aberdeen (ABZ) International Airport (United Kingdom). Source: Air UK.GBG-STANAir UK Fokker F27 Friendship

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