Santos-Dumont flies the 14-bis
October 231906

Santos-Dumont flies the 14-bis

Milestone120 years ago
10historical events
60occurrences in earlier years
1906–2025years covered

Fact of the day

Before the crowds of Paris, Alberto Santos-Dumont covers 60 metres in the air: the first certified public aeroplane flight in Europe and, for many Brazilians, the first in history.

Also on this day · 9

1934Record Agello at 709 km/h in a seaplane

Francesco Agello takes the Macchi M.C.72 to 709 km/h over Lake Garda: a record for piston seaplanes that has never been beaten.

1942Accident American 28 and the bomber

An American Airlines DC-3 collides in mid-air with an Army bomber near Palm Springs: all 12 people on the airliner die.

1946Airline Orient Airways is born

Orient Airways is founded, the only Muslim-owned airline in British India and the seed of PIA.

1952First flight The Hughes XH-17 flies

The XH-17 takes off, Hughes’s flying crane with the largest rotor ever built.

1957Accident A BEA Viscount crashes at Nutts Corner

A BEA Viscount crashes on landing in rain and low cloud at Nutts Corner, Belfast; all seven aboard die.

1959Accident Aeroflot Flight 200 at Vnukovo

An Aeroflot Il-14 crashes while trying to land at Vnukovo; 28 people die.

1961First flight The Beechcraft Musketeer flies

The Musketeer takes off, Beechcraft’s economical four-seater from which the Sundowner and Sierra descend.

1967First flight The Canadair CL-215 flies

The CL-215 takes off, the first aircraft designed from scratch to fight fires.

1978Accident Aeroflot Flight 6515 in the Syvash

An Aeroflot An-24 loses both engines to icing after the de-icing is switched on too late and crashes in the Syvash; all 26 aboard are killed.

This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on October 23 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

OE-ISB · easyJet Incident · Oct 23, 2025On October 23, 2025, the Airbus A321 aircraft (registration OE-ISB), operated by easyJet, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam (Netherlands) due to a loss of separation with another aircraft (TCAS alert). Source: the NTSB (United States).ATOE-ISBeasyJet Airbus A321N829DN · Delta Air Lines Incident · Oct 23, 2025On October 23, 2025, the Boeing 737-932(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N829DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Minneapolis. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN829DNDelta Air Lines Boeing 737N725AN · American Airlines Incident · Oct 23, 2024On October 23, 2024, the Boeing 777-323(ER) aircraft (registration N725AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: the FAA (United States).USN725ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777N704US · American Airlines Incident · Oct 23, 2024On October 23, 2024, the Airbus A319-112 aircraft (registration N704US), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Portland. Source: American Airlines.USN704USAmerican Airlines Airbus A319N9010R · American Airlines Incident · Oct 23, 2024On October 23, 2024, the Airbus A319-112(WL) aircraft (registration N9010R), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Columbus. Source: American Airlines.USN9010RAmerican Airlines Airbus A319N396UP · UPS Airlines Incident · Oct 23, 2024On October 23, 2024, the Boeing 767-300 aircraft (registration N396UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident at Spokane. Source: UPS Airlines.USN396UPUPS Airlines Boeing 767TC-JSZ · Turkish Airlines Incident · Oct 23, 2023On October 23, 2023, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration TC-JSZ), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Stuttgart. Source: the BFU (Germany).TRTC-JSZTurkish Airlines Airbus A321EP-IBA · Iran Incident · Oct 23, 2023On October 23, 2023, the Airbus A300 B4-605R aircraft (registration EP-IBA), operated by Iran, was involved in an incident at Tabriz. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).IREP-IBAIran Airbus A300N24715 · United Airlines Incident · Oct 23, 2023On October 23, 2023, the Boeing 737-724(WL) aircraft (registration N24715), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Houston. Source: United Airlines.USN24715United Airlines Boeing 7379H-CXF · Corendon Incident · Oct 23, 2023On October 23, 2023, the Boeing B738 aircraft (registration 9H-CXF), operated by Corendon, was involved in an incident at Dusseldorf. Source: Corendon.MT9H-CXFCorendon Boeing 737CS-TJL · TAP Air Portugal Incident · Oct 23, 2023On October 23, 2023, the Airbus A321 251N aircraft (registration CS-TJL), operated by TAP Air Portugal, was involved in an incident at Barcelona. Source: TAP Air Portugal.PTCS-TJLTAP Air Portugal Airbus A321TC-SOR · Sun Express Incident · Oct 23, 2023On October 23, 2023, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration TC-SOR), operated by Sun Express, was involved in an incident at Stuttgart (Germany) due to an air traffic conflict on approach. Source: the NTSB (United States).TRTC-SORSun Express Boeing 737TC-SOA · SunExpress Incident · Oct 23, 2022On October 23, 2022, the Boeing 737-8HC (WL) aircraft (registration TC-SOA), operated by SunExpress, was involved in an incident at Colonia/Bonn-Konrad Adenauer (CGN) Airport (Germany) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: SunExpress.TRTC-SOASunExpress Boeing 737N880BJ · American Airlines Incident · Oct 23, 2022On October 23, 2022, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration N880BJ), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Bangor. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN880BJAmerican Airlines Boeing 787 DreamlinerD-AIXH · Lufthansa Incident · Oct 23, 2022On October 23, 2022, the Airbus A350-941 aircraft (registration D-AIXH), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIXHLufthansa Airbus A350 XWBHL7525 · Korean Accident · Oct 23, 2022On October 23, 2022, the Airbus A330 322 aircraft (registration HL7525), operated by Korean, was involved in an accident at Cebu (Philippines). Source: Korean.KRHL7525Korean Airbus A330C-GUAJ · Cargojet Incident · Oct 23, 2021On October 23, 2021, the Boeing 767-35E (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GUAJ), operated by Cargojet, was involved in an incident at Vancouver due to a false warning in the cockpit. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GUAJCargojet Boeing 767C-FFNE · Canadian North Incident · Oct 23, 2021On October 23, 2021, the Boeing 737-406 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FFNE), operated by Canadian North, was involved in an incident at Churchill due to a pressurisation failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FFNECanadian North Boeing 737N252NN · American Eagle Accident · Oct 23, 2021On October 23, 2021, the Embraer S A Erj 170-200 Lr aircraft (registration N252NN), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an accident at Miami, Florida (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN252NNAmerican Eagle Embraer E170 / E175N532EA · Blue Streak Incident · Oct 23, 2021On October 23, 2021, the Bombardier CRJ-702ER aircraft (registration N532EA), operated by Blue Streak, was involved in an incident at Washington. Source: Blue Streak.USN532EABlue Streak Bombardier CRJEC-JLI · Iberia Express Incident · Oct 23, 2021On October 23, 2021, the Airbus A321-211 aircraft (registration EC-JLI), operated by Iberia Express, was involved in an incident at Tenerife. Source: Iberia Express.ESEC-JLIIberia Express Airbus A321N304FR · Frontier Airlines Accident · Oct 23, 2021On October 23, 2021, the Airbus A320-251N(WL) aircraft (registration N304FR), operated by Frontier Airlines, was involved in an accident at Raleigh Durham. Source: Frontier Airlines.USN304FRFrontier Airlines Airbus A320D-AIEF · Lufthansa Incident · Oct 23, 2021On October 23, 2021, the Airbus A321-271NX(WL) aircraft (registration D-AIEF), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Heraklion. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIEFLufthansa Airbus A321G-JOTR · Jota Incident · Oct 23, 2020On October 23, 2020, the AVRO 146-RJ85 aircraft (registration G-JOTR), operated by Jota, was involved in an incident at London. Source: Jota.GBG-JOTRJota BAe 146 / Avro RJJA07JC · JAC Incident · Oct 23, 2020On October 23, 2020, the ATR ATR 42-600 aircraft (registration JA07JC), operated by JAC, was involved in an incident at Kikaiga Shima. Source: JAC.JPJA07JCJAC ATR 42 / 72N110UW · American Airlines Incident · Oct 23, 2020On October 23, 2020, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration N110UW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Syracuse. Source: American Airlines.USN110UWAmerican Airlines Airbus A320JA845A · Oriental Bridge Accident · Oct 23, 2020On October 23, 2020, the DHC-8 402 aircraft (registration JA845A), operated by Oriental Bridge, was involved in an accident at Fukue. Source: the TSB (Canada).JPJA845AOriental Bridge De Havilland Canada Dash 8EI-EBC · Ryanair Incident · Oct 23, 2020On October 23, 2020, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-EBC), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Malaga. Source: CIAIAC (Spain).IEEI-EBCRyanair Boeing 737VH-VFF · Jetstar Airways Incident · Oct 23, 2020On October 23, 2020, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration VH-VFF), operated by Jetstar Airways, was involved in an incident at Brisbane. Source: the TSB (Canada).AUVH-VFFJetstar Airways Airbus A320VQ-BCG · Rossiya Airlines Incident · Oct 23, 2019On October 23, 2019, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration VQ-BCG), operated by Rossiya Airlines, was involved in an incident at St. Petersburg. Source: Rossiya Airlines.BMVQ-BCGRossiya Airlines Airbus A320OE-IVU · easyJet Europe Incident · Oct 23, 2019On October 23, 2019, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration OE-IVU), operated by easyJet Europe, was involved in an incident at Milan. Source: easyJet Europe.ATOE-IVUeasyJet Europe Airbus A320C-GLQN · Porter Airlines Incident · Oct 23, 2018On October 23, 2018, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GLQN), operated by Porter Airlines, was involved in an incident at Ottawa due to a declared emergency with a PAN urgency call. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GLQNPorter Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 8N809DN · Delta Air Lines Incident · Oct 23, 2018On October 23, 2018, the Boeing 737-932(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N809DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Minneapolis. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN809DNDelta Air Lines Boeing 737N211WN · Southwest Airlines Incident · Oct 23, 2018On October 23, 2018, the Boeing 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N211WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Manchester. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN211WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737N33266 · United Airlines Incident · Oct 23, 2018On October 23, 2018, the Boeing 737-824(WL) aircraft (registration N33266), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: United Airlines.USN33266United Airlines Boeing 737N906AE · Piedmont Airlines, opf American Eagle Incident · Oct 23, 2018On October 23, 2018, the Embraer ERJ-145LR aircraft (registration N906AE), operated by Piedmont Airlines, opf American Eagle, was involved in an incident at Williamsport-Regional (IPT) Airport (United States) due to a bird strike. Source: Piedmont Airlines, opf American Eagle.USN906AEPiedmont Airlines, opf American Eagle Embraer ERJ 135 / 145N906AE · Piedmont Incident · Oct 23, 2018On October 23, 2018, the aircraft (registration N906AE), operated by Piedmont, was involved in an incident at Williamsport. Source: Piedmont.USN906AEPiedmont Embraer ERJ 135 / 145VT-ITK · IndiGo Incident · Oct 23, 2017On October 23, 2017, the Airbus A320 271NSL aircraft (registration VT-ITK), operated by IndiGo, was involved in an incident at Goa. Source: IndiGo.INVT-ITKIndiGo Airbus A320N8611F · Southwest Airlines Incident · Oct 23, 2017On October 23, 2017, the Boeing 737-8H4 (WL) aircraft (registration N8611F), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Phoenix-Sky Harbor (PHX) International Airport (United States) due to smoke in the cabin. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN8611FSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737B-1703 · China Eastern Airlines Accident · Oct 23, 2017On October 23, 2017, the Boeing 737NG 89P/W aircraft (registration B-1703), operated by China Eastern Airlines, was involved in an accident at Shenzhen. Source: China Eastern Airlines.CNB-1703China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737N784JB · JetBlue Airways Incident · Oct 23, 2017On October 23, 2017, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N784JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Boston. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN784JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320N73291 · United Airlines Incident · Oct 23, 2017On October 23, 2017, the Boeing 737-824(WL) aircraft (registration N73291), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago and Boston. Source: the FAA (United States).USN73291United Airlines Boeing 737JA03FJ · Fuji Dream Airlines Incident · Oct 23, 2017On October 23, 2017, the Embraer ERJ-175STD (ERJ-170-200) aircraft (registration JA03FJ), operated by Fuji Dream Airlines, was involved in an incident near Fukuoka (FUK) Airport (Japan) due to an electrical failure. Source: Fuji Dream Airlines.JPJA03FJFuji Dream Airlines Embraer E170 / E175VQ-BEZ · Azur Incident · Oct 23, 2016On October 23, 2016, the Boeing 757 2Q8/W aircraft (registration VQ-BEZ), operated by Azur, was involved in an incident at Kemerovo. Source: Azur.BMVQ-BEZAzur Boeing 757VT-ESJ · Air India Incident · Oct 23, 2016On October 23, 2016, the Airbus A320 231 aircraft (registration VT-ESJ), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Udaipur. Source: Air India.INVT-ESJAir India Airbus A320N908DL · Delta Air Lines Incident · Oct 23, 2016On October 23, 2016, the DC-9 88 aircraft (registration N908DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Springfield. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN908DLDelta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-80C-GGNF · Air Canada Jazz Incident · Oct 23, 2016On October 23, 2016, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GGNF), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Ottawa due to an engine oil system failure during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GGNFAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8PR-GIN · GOL Linhas Aéreas Incident · Oct 23, 2016On October 23, 2016, the Boeing 737NG 73V aircraft (registration PR-GIN), operated by GOL Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Belo Horizonte and São Paulo. Source: GOL Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-GINGOL Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737ET-ARF · Ethiopian Incident · Oct 23, 2015On October 23, 2015, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration ET-ARF), operated by Ethiopian, was involved in an incident. Source: Ethiopian.ETET-ARFEthiopian Boeing 787 DreamlinerOB-2040-P · Peruvian Accident · Oct 23, 2015On October 23, 2015, the aircraft (registration OB-2040-P), operated by Peruvian, was involved in an accident at Cuzco due to a landing gear collapse. Source: the NTSB (United States).PEOB-2040-PPeruvian Boeing 737B-9907 · China Eastern Airlines Incident · Oct 23, 2014On October 23, 2014, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration B-9907), operated by China Eastern Airlines, was involved in an incident at Beijing-Capital (PEK) International Airport (China) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: China Eastern Airlines.CNB-9907China Eastern Airlines Airbus A321JA652J · Japan Airlines Incident · Oct 23, 2013On October 23, 2013, the Boeing 767 346ER aircraft (registration JA652J), operated by Japan Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: Japan Airlines.JPJA652JJapan Airlines Boeing 767N901NN · American Airlines Incident · Oct 23, 2013On October 23, 2013, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N901NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Miami. Source: American Airlines.USN901NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737N159UP · UPS Airlines Incident · Oct 23, 2013On October 23, 2013, the Airbus A300 F4-622R aircraft (registration N159UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident at Louisville. Source: UPS Airlines.USN159UPUPS Airlines Airbus A300PR-MBH · TAM Linhas Aéreas Incident · Oct 23, 2013On October 23, 2013, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration PR-MBH), operated by TAM Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Asuncion. Source: TAM Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-MBHTAM Linhas Aéreas Airbus A320G-JECJ · Flybe Incident · Oct 23, 2013On October 23, 2013, the Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 aircraft (registration G-JECJ), operated by Flybe, was involved in an incident at Manchester. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).GBG-JECJFlybe De Havilland Canada Dash 8D-ABOL · Condor Incident · Oct 23, 2012On October 23, 2012, the Boeing 757 330/W aircraft (registration D-ABOL), operated by Condor, was involved in an incident at Antalya. Source: Condor.DED-ABOLCondor Boeing 757CN-ROA · Royal Air Maroc - RAM Incident · Oct 23, 2012On October 23, 2012, the Boeing 737-8B6 (WL) aircraft (registration CN-ROA), operated by Royal Air Maroc - RAM, was involved in an incident at Casablanca-Mohamed V (CMN) Airport (Morocco) due to a wheel detaching from the aircraft. Source: Royal Air Maroc - RAM.MACN-ROARoyal Air Maroc - RAM Boeing 737N661US · Delta Air Lines Incident · Oct 23, 2011On October 23, 2011, the Boeing 747-451 aircraft (registration N661US), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Detroit, Michigan (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN661USDelta Air Lines Boeing 747PK-LHO · Lion Air Incident · Oct 23, 2011On October 23, 2011, the Boeing 737NG 9GPER/W aircraft (registration PK-LHO), operated by Lion Air, was involved in an incident at Balikpapan. Source: Lion Air.IDPK-LHOLion Air Boeing 737

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