The first Channel crossing by airship

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This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on October 16 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

Accident · Oct 16, 2005On October 16, 2005, the Airbus A330-243 aircraft (registration 4R-ALA), operated by SriLankan Airlines, was involved in a fatal accident at Colombo-Bandaranaike Airport (Sri Lanka), leaving 1 dead. Source: SriLankan Airlines.LK4R-ALASriLankan Airlines Airbus A330 Accident · Oct 16, 2025On October 16, 2025, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration N17327), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at Moab, Utah (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN17327United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Oct 16, 2025On October 16, 2025, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration HS-VKN), operated by Thai Viet, was involved in an incident at Chiang Mai. Source: Thai Viet.THHS-VKNThai Viet Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 16, 2024On October 16, 2024, the Boeing 737-8Q8 (WL) aircraft (registration B-18651), operated by China Airlines, was involved in an incident at Taipéi-Taiwan Taoyuan (TPE) International Airport due to an impact by a ground service vehicle. Source: China Airlines.CNB-18651China Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 16, 2024On October 16, 2024, the Boeing 737-8AS (W) aircraft (registration 9H-QCS), operated by Malta Air, was involved in an incident at Budapest. Source: Malta Air.MT9H-QCSMalta Air Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 16, 2024On October 16, 2024, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N800NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Austin. Source: the FAA (United States).USN800NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 16, 2024On October 16, 2024, the Boeing 737-8U3 (WL) aircraft (registration PK-GMP), operated by Garuda Indonesia Airways, was involved in an incident at Medan-Kualanamu (KNO) International Airport (Indonesia) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: Garuda Indonesia Airways.IDPK-GMPGaruda Indonesia Airways Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 16, 2023On October 16, 2023, the Boeing 737-890(WL) aircraft (registration N508AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Portland. Source: the FAA (United States).USN508ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 16, 2023On October 16, 2023, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration F-HRBF), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Paris. Source: Air France.FRF-HRBFAir France Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Oct 16, 2023On October 16, 2023, the Airbus A380-842 aircraft (registration A6-EVF), operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident at Dubai. Source: Emirates.AEA6-EVFEmirates Airbus A380 Incident · Oct 16, 2022On October 16, 2022, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 8K5/W aircraft (registration D-ATUA), operated by TUI, was involved in an incident. Source: TUI.DED-ATUATUI Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 16, 2022On October 16, 2022, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration F-GKXJ), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: Air France.FRF-GKXJAir France Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 16, 2022On October 16, 2022, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N521JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Bermuda. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN521JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 16, 2022On October 16, 2022, the Boeing 737-924(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N36469), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Cancun. Source: United Airlines.USN36469United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 16, 2021On October 16, 2021, the Boeing 737-275C (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GOPW), operated by Inuit, was involved in an incident at Puvirnituq. Source: Inuit.CAC-GOPWInuit Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 16, 2021On October 16, 2021, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration EC-NFM), operated by Air Europa, was involved in an incident at Montevideo. Source: Air Europa.ESEC-NFMAir Europa Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Oct 16, 2021On October 16, 2021, the Boeing 737-8V3(WL) aircraft (registration HP-1532CMP), operated by Wingo, was involved in an incident at Medellin. Source: Wingo.PAHP-1532CMPWingo Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 16, 2021On October 16, 2021, the Embraer ERJ-175-LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) aircraft (registration N404YX), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an incident at Washington. Source: American Eagle.USN404YXAmerican Eagle Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Oct 16, 2020On October 16, 2020, the Boeing 777-328(ER) aircraft (registration F-GSQH), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Goose Bay due to a false warning in the cockpit in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).FRF-GSQHAir France Boeing 777 Accident · Oct 16, 2020On October 16, 2020, the Airbus A321 aircraft (registration VN-A639), operated by Vietjet, was involved in a fatal accident at Dong Hoi. Source: Vietjet.VNVN-A639Vietjet Airbus A321 Accident · Oct 16, 2020On October 16, 2020, the Airbus A319 aircraft (registration B-8667), operated by Shenzhen, was involved in an accident at Pan Zhi Hua. Source: Shenzhen.CNB-8667Shenzhen Airbus A319 Incident · Oct 16, 2019On October 16, 2019, the Airbus A321-211 aircraft (registration OE-LBE), operated by Austrian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Vienna. Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LBEAustrian Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Oct 16, 2019On October 16, 2019, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N563JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Santiago. Source: the FAA (United States).USN563JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 16, 2019On October 16, 2019, the Airbus A330-343 aircraft (registration HB-JHE), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Montreal due to a declared emergency with a PAN urgency call during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CHHB-JHESwiss International Air Lines Airbus A330 Incident · Oct 16, 2019On October 16, 2019, the Boeing 777-281 aircraft (registration JA706A), operated by All Nippon Airways - ANA, was involved in an incident near Tokyo-Haneda (HND) International Airport (Japan) due to a bird strike. Source: All Nippon Airways - ANA.JPJA706AAll Nippon Airways - ANA Boeing 777 Incident · Oct 16, 2019On October 16, 2019, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration VH-VNR), operated by Tigerair Australia, was involved in an incident 28 km north of Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD) (Australia) due to an EGPWS terrain proximity alert. Source: Tigerair Australia.AUVH-VNRTigerair Australia Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 16, 2018On October 16, 2018, the DC-9 88 aircraft (registration N910DE), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at San Luis. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN910DEDelta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Oct 16, 2018On October 16, 2018, the ATR ATR 72 600 aircraft (registration PR-AQZ), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Montes Claros. Source: Azul Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-AQZAzul Linhas Aéreas ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Oct 16, 2018On October 16, 2018, the AVRO 146-RJ85 aircraft (registration EI-RJU), operated by Cityjet, was involved in an incident at Nuremberg. Source: Cityjet.IEEI-RJUCityjet BAe 146 / Avro RJ Incident · Oct 16, 2018On October 16, 2018, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration D-ABQA), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Zagreb. Source: Lufthansa.DED-ABQALufthansa Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Oct 16, 2018On October 16, 2018, the Boeing 737NG 8AS/W aircraft (registration HL8049), operated by Jeju, was involved in an incident at Jeju. Source: Jeju.KRHL8049Jeju Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 16, 2018On October 16, 2018, the Boeing 737NG 8Q8/W aircraft (registration B-18652), operated by China Airlines, was involved in an incident at Kaohsiung. Source: China Airlines.CNB-18652China Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 16, 2018On October 16, 2018, the Boeing 777-368ER aircraft (registration HZ-AK14), operated by Saudi Arabian Airlines, was involved in an incident near waypoint OLSAR (India) due to a loss of separation in flight (airprox). Source: Saudi Arabian Airlines.SAHZ-AK14Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Oct 16, 2018On October 16, 2018, the Boeing 747 aircraft (registration N578UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident at Kolkata (India). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN578UPUPS Airlines Boeing 747 Incident · Oct 16, 2017On October 16, 2017, the Airbus A330-343 aircraft (registration TC-LOE), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Tehran. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-LOETurkish Airlines Airbus A330 Incident · Oct 16, 2017On October 16, 2017, the Embraer ERJ-195LR (ERJ-190-200 LR) aircraft (registration G-FBEM), operated by Flybe, was involved in an incident near Dublin Airport (Ireland) due to smoke in the cabin. Source: Flybe.GBG-FBEMFlybe Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Oct 16, 2016On October 16, 2016, the Airbus A330 243 aircraft (registration B-6072), operated by Air China, was involved in an incident at Chengdu. Source: Air China.CNB-6072Air China Airbus A330 Incident · Oct 16, 2016On October 16, 2016, the Boeing 777-224(ER) aircraft (registration N27015), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Newark. Source: United Airlines.USN27015United Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Oct 16, 2016On October 16, 2016, the Boeing 737-932(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N841DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Salt Lake City. Source: the FAA (United States).USN841DNDelta Air Lines Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 16, 2015On October 16, 2015, the Airbus Airbus A330 301 aircraft (registration AP-BKN), operated by Shaheen, was involved in an incident at Peshawar. Source: the BEA (France).PKAP-BKNShaheen Airbus A330 Incident · Oct 16, 2015On October 16, 2015, the Airbus AIRBUS A319-111 aircraft (registration G-EZIV), operated by Easyjet, was involved in an incident at Lisbon. Source: the BEA (France).GBG-EZIVEasyjet Airbus A319 Incident · Oct 16, 2015On October 16, 2015, the Boeing 747-446 aircraft (registration N743CK), operated by Kalitta, was involved in an incident at Cincinnati. Source: the FAA (United States).USN743CKKalitta Boeing 747 Incident · Oct 16, 2015On October 16, 2015, the Boeing 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N438WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Denver. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN438WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 16, 2015On October 16, 2015, the ATR ATR 72 600 aircraft (registration 9Y-TTA), operated by Caribbean, was involved in an incident at Port of Spain. Source: Caribbean.TT9Y-TTACaribbean ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Oct 16, 2015On October 16, 2015, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration VH-VGU), operated by Jetstar Airways, was involved in an incident at Perth. Source: Jetstar Airways.AUVH-VGUJetstar Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 16, 2015On October 16, 2015, the Airbus A320 232SL aircraft (registration 9V-TRH), operated by Tiger, was involved in an incident at Singapore. Source: the BEA (France).SG9V-TRHTiger Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 16, 2014On October 16, 2014, the Boeing 747-830 aircraft (registration D-ABYM), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Seoul. Source: Lufthansa.DED-ABYMLufthansa Boeing 747 Incident · Oct 16, 2014On October 16, 2014, the ATR ATR 42 500 aircraft (registration YR-ATA), operated by Tarom, was involved in an incident at Cluj. Source: Tarom.ROYR-ATATarom ATR 42 / 72 Accident · Oct 16, 2014On October 16, 2014, the Boeing 737 330 aircraft (registration N301KH), operated by Aloha Air Cargo, was involved in an accident at Lanai, Hawaii (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN301KHAloha Air Cargo Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 16, 2013On October 16, 2013, the Airbus A330-343 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GHLM), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Calgary. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GHLMAir Canada Airbus A330 Incident · Oct 16, 2013On October 16, 2013, the Boeing 737-890(WL) aircraft (registration N557AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Jose. Source: Alaska Airlines.USN557ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737 Accident · Oct 16, 2012On October 16, 2012, the Boeing 737-3H4 aircraft (registration N625SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident at Las Vegas, Nevada (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN625SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 16, 2012On October 16, 2012, the Airbus A321-211(WL) aircraft (registration N773SK), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an incident at Regina. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN773SKAmerican Eagle Bombardier CRJ Incident · Oct 16, 2012On October 16, 2012, the Boeing 777-233LR (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FIUJ), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident. Source: Air Canada.CAC-FIUJAir Canada Boeing 777 Incident · Oct 16, 2012On October 16, 2012, the Boeing Boeing 737 36Q/W aircraft (registration YL-BBY), operated by Baltic, was involved in an incident at Vilnius. Source: Baltic.LVYL-BBYBaltic Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 16, 2012On October 16, 2012, the aircraft (registration PR-GIF), operated by GOL Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Porto Alegre. Source: GOL Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-GIFGOL Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 16, 2011On October 16, 2011, the Boeing 737-8EH aircraft (registration PR-GUL), operated by Gol Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at São Paulo-Congonhas (CGH) Airport (Brazil) due to an airspeed disagreement (airspeed disagree). Source: Gol Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-GULGol Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 16, 2011On October 16, 2011, the Boeing 777-236(ER) aircraft (registration G-VIIB), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident. Source: British Airways.GBG-VIIBBritish Airways Boeing 777 Incident · Oct 16, 2011On October 16, 2011, the Boeing 747 438 aircraft (registration VH-OJS), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at Bangkok. Source: the NTSB (United States).AUVH-OJSQantas Boeing 747 Incident · Oct 16, 2011On October 16, 2011, the Fokker 70 aircraft (registration PH-KZN), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-KZNKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Fokker 70

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