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Also on this day · 9

This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on October 21 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 21, 2025On October 21, 2025, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft (registration N324RA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Aruba due to a hailstorm. Source: American Airlines.USN324RAAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Oct 21, 2025On October 21, 2025, the Boeing 767-332(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N193DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident due to a mechanical failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN193DNDelta Air Lines Boeing 767 Incident · Oct 21, 2025On October 21, 2025, the Bombardier CRJ-1000 aircraft (registration EC-MOX), operated by Iberia, was involved in an incident at Badajoz-Talaveral La Real (BJZ) Airport (Spain) due to an impact against a building. Source: Iberia.ESEC-MOXIberia Bombardier CRJ Incident · Oct 21, 2025On October 21, 2025, the Boeing 737NG 8H6/W aircraft (registration 9M-MXR), operated by Malaysia, was involved in an incident at Bintulu. Source: Malaysia.MY9M-MXRMalaysia Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 21, 2025On October 21, 2025, the Airbus A350-941 aircraft (registration N501DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Salina (SLN) Airport (United States) due to a taxiway excursion. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN501DNDelta Air Lines Airbus A350 XWB Incident · Oct 21, 2024On October 21, 2024, the DHC-8 402 aircraft (registration JA841A), operated by ANA Wings, was involved in an incident at Osaka. Source: ANA Wings.JPJA841AANA Wings De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Accident · Oct 21, 2024On October 21, 2024, the Boeing 787-9 aircraft (registration B-1243), operated by China Southern, was involved in an accident at Guangzhou. Source: China Southern.CNB-1243China Southern Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Oct 21, 2024On October 21, 2024, the Airbus A321 131 aircraft (registration D-AIRY), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Hamburg. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIRYLufthansa Airbus A321 Incident · Oct 21, 2024On October 21, 2024, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N623JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Chicago O’Hare (ORD) International Airport (United States). Source: JetBlue Airways.USN623JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 21, 2024On October 21, 2024, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-DYD), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Tenerife. Source: CIAIAC (Spain).IEEI-DYDRyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 21, 2024On October 21, 2024, the F28MK0100 aircraft (registration VH-NHZ), operated by Network Australia, was involved in an incident at Geraldton. Source: the BFU (Germany).AUVH-NHZNetwork Australia Fokker 100 Incident · Oct 21, 2023On October 21, 2023, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration 9H-LAX), operated by Lauda Europe, was involved in an incident at Vienna. Source: Lauda Europe.MT9H-LAXLauda Europe Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 21, 2023On October 21, 2023, the Boeing 777-333ER aircraft (registration C-FJZS), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Rome-Fiumicino (FCO) Airport (Italy) due to a landing gear fire. Source: Air Canada.CAC-FJZSAir Canada Boeing 777 Incident · Oct 21, 2022On October 21, 2022, the Airbus A321-271NX(WL) aircraft (registration TC-LSR), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-LSRTurkish Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Oct 21, 2022On October 21, 2022, the Boeing 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N297WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Kansas City. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN297WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 21, 2021On October 21, 2021, the Boeing 737-8AS (WL) aircraft (registration EI-DWI), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at London-Stansted (STN) Airport (United Kingdom) due to a problem during towing or pushback. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-DWIRyanair Boeing 737 Accident · Oct 21, 2021On October 21, 2021, the Embraer Sukhoi Superjet 100-95B aircraft (registration RA-89120), operated by Azimuth, was involved in an accident at Rostov. Source: Azimuth.RURA-89120Azimuth Sukhoi Superjet 100 Incident · Oct 21, 2021On October 21, 2021, the aircraft (registration N602AE), operated by Piedmont, was involved in an incident at Albany. Source: Piedmont.USN602AEPiedmont Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Incident · Oct 21, 2021On October 21, 2021, the Boeing 737-724(WL) aircraft (registration N38727), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Madison. Source: the FAA (United States).USN38727United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 21, 2021On October 21, 2021, the Airbus A320-271N aircraft (registration N901NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an incident at Fort Lauderdale. Source: the FAA (United States).USN901NKSpirit Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 21, 2021On October 21, 2021, the Airbus A320-214(WL) aircraft (registration D-AIWG), operated by Discover Airlines, was involved in an incident at Rome. Source: Discover Airlines.DED-AIWGDiscover Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 21, 2021On October 21, 2021, the 340 B aircraft (registration VH-ZLV), operated by REX, was involved in an incident at Wellcamp. Source: the TSB (Canada).AUVH-ZLVREX Saab 340 / 2000 Incident · Oct 21, 2020On October 21, 2020, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration PH-TFK), operated by TUI Nederland, was involved in an incident at London. Source: TUI Nederland.NLPH-TFKTUI Nederland Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Oct 21, 2020On October 21, 2020, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration G-EUYD), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at London. Source: British Airways.GBG-EUYDBritish Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 21, 2020On October 21, 2020, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration OO-SNE), operated by Brussels Airlines, was involved in an incident at Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport (France) due to turbulence. Source: Brussels Airlines.BEOO-SNEBrussels Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 21, 2019On October 21, 2019, the Boeing 757-24APF aircraft (registration N443UP), operated by United Parcel Service - UPS, was involved in an incident at Memphis (MEM) International Airport (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: United Parcel Service - UPS.USN443UPUnited Parcel Service - UPS Boeing 757 Incident · Oct 21, 2019On October 21, 2019, the Boeing 787 9 aircraft (registration HZ-ARA), operated by Saudia, was involved in an incident at Dhaka. Source: Saudia.SAHZ-ARASaudia Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Oct 21, 2019On October 21, 2019, the Airbus A320-232(WL) aircraft (registration N828JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Jacksonville. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN828JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 21, 2019On October 21, 2019, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration ES-SAT), operated by Smartlynx, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: Smartlynx.EEES-SATSmartlynx Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 21, 2019On October 21, 2019, the Airbus A321-111 aircraft (registration HB-IOL), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-IOLSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A321 Incident · Oct 21, 2018On October 21, 2018, the Boeing 737-8H4(WL) aircraft (registration N8619F), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN8619FSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Accident · Oct 21, 2018On October 21, 2018, the Boeing 737NG 8H6/W aircraft (registration 9M-MXM), operated by Malaysia, was involved in an accident at Shanghái. Source: Malaysia.MY9M-MXMMalaysia Boeing 737 Accident · Oct 21, 2017On October 21, 2017, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GLQQ), operated by Porter Airlines, was involved in an accident at Toronto due to turbulence in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GLQQPorter Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Oct 21, 2017On October 21, 2017, the Airbus Airbus A321 211SL aircraft (registration VP-BJX), operated by Aeroflot, was involved in an incident at Ekaterinburg. Source: Aeroflot.BMVP-BJXAeroflot Airbus A321 Incident · Oct 21, 2017On October 21, 2017, the DHC-8 402 NG aircraft (registration CS-TRF), operated by SATA, was involved in an incident at Lajes. Source: SATA.PTCS-TRFSATA De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Oct 21, 2017On October 21, 2017, the Boeing 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N202WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Fort Lauderdale and Baltimore. Source: the FAA (United States).USN202WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 21, 2017On October 21, 2017, the Boeing 747-438 aircraft (registration VH-OEH), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at Sydney. Source: Qantas.AUVH-OEHQantas Boeing 747 Incident · Oct 21, 2017On October 21, 2017, the Boeing 737-6CT (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GWCQ), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Saskatoon due to a declared emergency with a PAN urgency call in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GWCQWestJet Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 21, 2016On October 21, 2016, the Boeing 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N930WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Fort Lauderdale. Source: the FAA (United States).USN930WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 21, 2016On October 21, 2016, the Airbus A330 202 aircraft (registration CS-TON), operated by TAP Air Portugal, was involved in an incident at São Paulo. Source: TAP Air Portugal.PTCS-TONTAP Air Portugal Airbus A330 Incident · Oct 21, 2016On October 21, 2016, the DC-9 83 aircraft (registration N425NV), operated by Allegiant Air, was involved in an incident Westfield due to a runway incursion during landing. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN425NVAllegiant Air McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Oct 21, 2016On October 21, 2016, the Boeing 767-3S2F aircraft (registration N125FE), operated by FedEx Express, was involved in an incident at Rochester. Source: FedEx Express.USN125FEFedEx Express Boeing 767 Incident · Oct 21, 2016On October 21, 2016, the Airbus A319-131 aircraft (registration G-DBCB), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at London. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).GBG-DBCBBritish Airways Airbus A319 Incident · Oct 21, 2016On October 21, 2016, the ATR ATR 72 500 aircraft (registration PK-WFT), operated by Wings Abadi, was involved in an incident at Jakarta. Source: KNKT.IDPK-WFTWings Abadi ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Oct 21, 2016On October 21, 2016, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N585JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN585JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 21, 2015On October 21, 2015, the Airbus A340 313X aircraft (registration F-OSUN), operated by Tahiti Nui, was involved in an incident at Paris. Source: Tahiti Nui.FRF-OSUNTahiti Nui Airbus A340 Accident · Oct 21, 2015On October 21, 2015, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration V8-DLB), operated by Royal Brunei, was involved in an accident at Manila. Source: Royal Brunei.BNV8-DLBRoyal Brunei Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Oct 21, 2015On October 21, 2015, the aircraft (registration N9401W), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Colorado Springs. Source: American Airlines.USN9401WAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Accident · Oct 21, 2015On October 21, 2015, the Boeing 757 223 aircraft (registration N183AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at Dallas, Texas (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN183ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 757 Incident · Oct 21, 2014On October 21, 2014, the Boeing 737-8CT (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FRWA), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Thunder Bay due to the presence of smoke in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FRWAWestJet Boeing 737 Accident · Oct 21, 2014On October 21, 2014, the Airbus AIRBUS A340-642 aircraft (registration G-VRED), operated by Virgin Atlantic, was involved in an accident. Source: the FAA (United States).GBG-VREDVirgin Atlantic Airbus A340 Incident · Oct 21, 2014On October 21, 2014, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration HB-IJV), operated by Edelweiss, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Edelweiss.CHHB-IJVEdelweiss Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 21, 2013On October 21, 2013, the DC-9 88 aircraft (registration N920DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Syracuse. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN920DLDelta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Oct 21, 2013On October 21, 2013, the ATR ATR 72 500 aircraft (registration VN-B219), operated by Vietnam, was involved in an incident at Da Nang. Source: Vietnam.VNVN-B219Vietnam ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Oct 21, 2013On October 21, 2013, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration EI-LNA), operated by Norwegian Long Haul, was involved in an incident at Oslo-Gardermoen (OSL) Airport (Norway) due to a ground occurrence during operations. Source: Norwegian Long Haul.IEEI-LNANorwegian Long Haul Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Oct 21, 2012On October 21, 2012, the Boeing 777-39MER aircraft (registration F-OREU), operated by Air Austral, was involved in an incident at Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport (France) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while under tow. Source: Air Austral.FRF-OREUAir Austral Boeing 777 Incident · Oct 21, 2012On October 21, 2012, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration D-AISL), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at London. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-AISLLufthansa Airbus A321 Incident · Oct 21, 2012On October 21, 2012, the Boeing 737 524/W aircraft (registration VQ-BJQ), operated by UTair, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: UTair.BMVQ-BJQUTair Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 21, 2012On October 21, 2012, the Airbus Airbus A380 861 aircraft (registration A6-EDC), operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident at Tokyo. Source: Emirates.AEA6-EDCEmirates Airbus A380 Accident · Oct 21, 2011On October 21, 2011, the Airbus A320 211 aircraft (registration D-AIQD), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an accident at Zurich. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIQDLufthansa Airbus A320

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