Sadi-Lecointe climbs to 11,145 metres
October 301923

Sadi-Lecointe climbs to 11,145 metres

Record103 years ago
14historical events
60occurrences in earlier years
1909–2025years covered

Fact of the day

French pilot Joseph Sadi-Lecointe, in a Nieuport-Delage, reaches 11,145 metres and breaks the world altitude record, a mark that would stand for four years. No pressurised cabin, just oxygen and fifty degrees below zero: the great record-setter of the 1920s.

Also on this day · 13

1909Record Moore-Brabazon wins the Daily Mail’s thousand pounds

John Moore-Brabazon completes a circular mile at Sheppey in his Short Biplane No. 2 and wins the Daily Mail’s £1,000 prize for the first Briton to do so in a British aeroplane.

1923Record Sadi-Lecointe climbs to 11,145 metres

Joseph Sadi-Lecointe sets a world altitude record of 11,145 metres in a Nieuport-Delage NiD 40R.

1928First flight The Rohrbach Rostra flies

The Rohrbach Ro XI Rostra flies, a German flying boat.

1930Accident The “City of Washington” at Boulogne

An Imperial Airways Handley Page W.8 strikes high ground in dense fog at Boulogne on the Paris–Croydon flight.

1930Milestone Holguín gets its airport

The first official airport serving Holguín, Cuba, is inaugurated, forerunner of today’s Frank País.

1936Milestone The Short Empire enters service

Imperial Airways operates the first revenue flight with a Short S.23 Empire flying boat.

1959Accident Piedmont 349 in Virginia

A DC-3 strikes Bucks Elbow Mountain: 26 of the 27 people on board die; the sole survivor was found two days later.

1974Accident A Panarctic Electra crashes onto the ice

A Panarctic Oils Electra crashes onto the sea ice on approach to Rea Point in the Canadian Arctic; 32 of the 34 aboard die.

1975Accident Inex-Adria 450 at Suchdol

The Yugoslav aircraft strikes terrain on approach to Prague in fog: 75 of the 120 people on board die, almost all of them Czechoslovak pilgrims.

2003Airline Midway Airlines shuts down

Midway Airlines, the second to bear the name, based at Raleigh-Durham, ceases operations.

2014Airline Air One disappears

Air One, Alitalia’s low-cost subsidiary, flies its last service.

2014Accident A King Air into the Wichita simulator building

A Beechcraft King Air B200 crashes into the FlightSafety training centre at Wichita just after takeoff: the pilot and three people trapped in a simulator die.

2015Airline North Shore Air lasts a month

North Shore Air ceases, the Auckland airline that had started flying on 28 September.

This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on October 30 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

N605JB · JetBlue Airways Incident · Oct 30, 2025On October 30, 2025, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N605JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Gulf of America, Gulf of America (United States), leaving 22 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN605JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320G-EUPS · British Airways Incident · Oct 30, 2025On October 30, 2025, the Airbus A319-131 aircraft (registration G-EUPS), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).GBG-EUPSBritish Airways Airbus A319D-AIXO · Lufthansa Incident · Oct 30, 2025On October 30, 2025, the Airbus A350-941 aircraft (registration D-AIXO), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIXOLufthansa Airbus A350 XWBN394FR · Frontier Airlines Incident · Oct 30, 2025On October 30, 2025, the Airbus A320-251N(WL) aircraft (registration N394FR), operated by Frontier Airlines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: the FAA (United States).USN394FRFrontier Airlines Airbus A320N421DX · Delta Air Lines Incident · Oct 30, 2025On October 30, 2025, the Airbus A330-941 aircraft (registration N421DX), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Boston. Source: the FAA (United States).USN421DXDelta Air Lines Airbus A330N334QT · Avianca Cargo Incident · Oct 30, 2024On October 30, 2024, the Airbus A330-243F aircraft (registration N334QT), operated by Avianca Cargo, was involved in an incident at Miami (United States) due to a runway incursion while taxiing. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN334QTAvianca Cargo Airbus A330N14148 · Commut Incident · Oct 30, 2024On October 30, 2024, the aircraft (registration N14148), operated by Commut, was involved in an incident at Washington. Source: Commut.USN14148Commut Embraer ERJ 135 / 145N385DN · Delta Air Lines Incident · Oct 30, 2024On October 30, 2024, the Boeing 737-832 aircraft (registration N385DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Miami, Florida (United States) due to an air traffic conflict on final approach. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN385DNDelta Air Lines Boeing 737B-16726 · Eva Incident · Oct 30, 2023On October 30, 2023, the Boeing Boeing 777-35E(ER) aircraft (registration B-16726), operated by Eva, was involved in an incident. Source: Eva.CNB-16726Eva Boeing 777C-FJBO · Air Canada Jazz Incident · Oct 30, 2023On October 30, 2023, the Embraer ERJ 170-200 SU (Embraer) aircraft (registration C-FJBO), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at New York due to a pressurisation failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FJBOAir Canada Jazz Embraer E170 / E175AP-BOD · Airblue Incident · Oct 30, 2023On October 30, 2023, the Airbus A21N aircraft (registration AP-BOD), operated by Airblue, was involved in an incident at Islamabad. Source: Airblue.PKAP-BODAirblue Airbus A321N410AN · American Airlines Incident · Oct 30, 2023On October 30, 2023, the Airbus A321-253NX(WL) aircraft (registration N410AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: the FAA (United States).USN410ANAmerican Airlines Airbus A321G-GDFP · Jet2.com Incident · Oct 30, 2023On October 30, 2023, the Boeing 737-8Z9(WL) aircraft (registration G-GDFP), operated by Jet2.com, was involved in an incident at Budapest. Source: Jet2.com.GBG-GDFPJet2.com Boeing 737N109DU · Delta Air Lines Incident · Oct 30, 2023On October 30, 2023, the Airbus A220-100 aircraft (registration N109DU), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Sacramento. Source: the FAA (United States).USN109DUDelta Air Lines Airbus A220PR-GTV · GOL Linhas Aéreas Incident · Oct 30, 2022On October 30, 2022, the Boeing 737NG 8EH/W aircraft (registration PR-GTV), operated by GOL Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Rio de Janeiro. Source: GOL Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-GTVGOL Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737F-GUGJ · France Incident · Oct 30, 2022On October 30, 2022, the Airbus A318 111 aircraft (registration F-GUGJ), operated by France, was involved in an incident at Paris. Source: France.FRF-GUGJFrance Airbus A318N695AV · Avianca Incident · Oct 30, 2022On October 30, 2022, the Airbus A319-132 (WL) aircraft (registration N695AV), operated by Avianca, was involved in an incident south of Montería (Colombia) due to smoke in the cabin. Source: Avianca.USN695AVAvianca Airbus A319C-FLWJ · WestJet Incident · Oct 30, 2022On October 30, 2022, the Boeing 737-7CT (WL) aircraft (registration C-FLWJ), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Kitchener-Region of Waterloo (YKF) International Airport (Canada) due to a passenger battery fire on board. Source: WestJet.CAC-FLWJWestJet Boeing 737LX-VCH · Cargolux Incident · Oct 30, 2022On October 30, 2022, the Boeing 747 8R7F aircraft (registration LX-VCH), operated by Cargolux, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles. Source: Cargolux.LULX-VCHCargolux Boeing 747HL7702 · Korean Incident · Oct 30, 2022On October 30, 2022, the Airbus A330 323X aircraft (registration HL7702), operated by Korean, was involved in an incident at Seoul. Source: Korean.KRHL7702Korean Airbus A330CN-ROR · RAM Incident · Oct 30, 2021On October 30, 2021, the Boeing 737NG 8B6/W aircraft (registration CN-ROR), operated by RAM, was involved in an incident at Casablanca. Source: RAM.MACN-RORRAM Boeing 737OH-ATG · Finnair Incident · Oct 30, 2021On October 30, 2021, the ATR ATR 72-500 (72-212A) aircraft (registration OH-ATG), operated by Finnair, was involved in an incident. Source: Finnair.FIOH-ATGFinnair ATR 42 / 72C-GBIP · Air Canada Incident · Oct 30, 2020On October 30, 2020, the Airbus A319-114 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GBIP), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles. Source: Air Canada.CAC-GBIPAir Canada Airbus A319PR-AXE · Azul Linhas Aéreas Incident · Oct 30, 2020On October 30, 2020, the aircraft (registration PR-AXE), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Belem. Source: Azul Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-AXEAzul Linhas Aéreas Embraer E190 / E1959XR-WJ · Rwandair Incident · Oct 30, 2020On October 30, 2020, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration 9XR-WJ), operated by Rwandair, was involved in an incident at Lusaka (Zambia) due to a pressurisation system failure in flight. Source: the NTSB (United States).RW9XR-WJRwandair Boeing 737C-GABO · Air Canada Jazz Incident · Oct 30, 2020On October 30, 2020, the DHC-8-311 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GABO), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Toronto. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GABOAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8JA11RJ · Ibex Incident · Oct 30, 2019On October 30, 2019, the Bombardier CRJ 700 702ER NG aircraft (registration JA11RJ), operated by Ibex, was involved in an incident at Fukuoka. Source: the TSB (Canada).JPJA11RJIbex Bombardier CRJVT-ITM · IndiGo Incident · Oct 30, 2019On October 30, 2019, the Airbus A320 271NSL aircraft (registration VT-ITM), operated by IndiGo, was involved in an incident at Kolkata. Source: IndiGo.INVT-ITMIndiGo Airbus A320N709FR · Frontier Airlines Incident · Oct 30, 2019On October 30, 2019, the Airbus A321-211(WL) aircraft (registration N709FR), operated by Frontier Airlines, was involved in an incident at Philadelphia. Source: Frontier Airlines.USN709FRFrontier Airlines Airbus A321ZS-SFK · SAA Incident · Oct 30, 2019On October 30, 2019, the Airbus A319 131 aircraft (registration ZS-SFK), operated by SAA, was involved in an incident at Johannesburgo. Source: SAA.ZAZS-SFKSAA Airbus A319SP-EQE · LOT Polish Airlines Incident · Oct 30, 2018On October 30, 2018, the DHC-8 402 NG aircraft (registration SP-EQE), operated by LOT Polish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Warsaw. Source: LOT Polish Airlines.PLSP-EQELOT Polish Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 8G-GDFE · Jet2.com Incident · Oct 30, 2018On October 30, 2018, the Boeing BOEING 737-3Q8 aircraft (registration G-GDFE), operated by Jet2.com, was involved in an incident at Girona. Source: Jet2.com.GBG-GDFEJet2.com Boeing 737RA-89025 · Aeroflot Incident · Oct 30, 2017On October 30, 2017, the Embraer Superjet 100 95 B aircraft (registration RA-89025), operated by Aeroflot, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: Aeroflot.RURA-89025Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100C-FOGT · WestJet Incident · Oct 30, 2017On October 30, 2017, the Boeing 767-338 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FOGT), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FOGTWestJet Boeing 767N518AS · Alaska Airlines Incident · Oct 30, 2016On October 30, 2016, the Boeing 737-890 (WL) aircraft (registration N518AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Ketchikan (KTN) International Airport (United States) due to a passenger battery fire on board. Source: Alaska Airlines.USN518ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737C-GJIG · Air Canada Jazz Incident · Oct 30, 2016On October 30, 2016, the DHC-8-102 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GJIG), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Montreal due to difficulty controlling the aircraft during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GJIGAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8VQ-BQQ · UTair Incident · Oct 30, 2016On October 30, 2016, the Boeing 737NG 8GU/W aircraft (registration VQ-BQQ), operated by UTair, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: UTair.BMVQ-BQQUTair Boeing 737B-LNP · Hong Kong Incident · Oct 30, 2016On October 30, 2016, the Airbus A330 343X aircraft (registration B-LNP), operated by Hong Kong, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong. Source: Hong Kong.CNB-LNPHong Kong Airbus A330N819AW · American Airlines Incident · Oct 30, 2016On October 30, 2016, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration N819AW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Denver. Source: American Airlines.USN819AWAmerican Airlines Airbus A319C-GJZZ · Air Canada Jazz Incident · Oct 30, 2015On October 30, 2015, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (Series 100) (Bombardier) aircraft (registration C-GJZZ), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Edmonton due to a flight control failure. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GJZZAir Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJD-ABOB · Condor Incident · Oct 30, 2015On October 30, 2015, the Boeing 757 330/W aircraft (registration D-ABOB), operated by Condor, was involved in an incident at Manchester. Source: Condor.DED-ABOBCondor Boeing 757N658DL · Delta Air Lines Incident · Oct 30, 2015On October 30, 2015, the Boeing 757-232(WL) aircraft (registration N658DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Portland. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN658DLDelta Air Lines Boeing 757B-LID · Cathay Pacific Incident · Oct 30, 2015On October 30, 2015, the Boeing 747 467ERF aircraft (registration B-LID), operated by Cathay Pacific, was involved in an incident at Delhi. Source: Cathay Pacific.CNB-LIDCathay Pacific Boeing 747N697SW · Southwest Airlines Incident · Oct 30, 2015On October 30, 2015, the aircraft (registration N697SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Raleigh/Durham. Source: the FAA (United States).USN697SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737EP-FQG · Qeshm Incident · Oct 30, 2015On October 30, 2015, the Fokker 100 aircraft (registration EP-FQG), operated by Qeshm, was involved in an incident at Tehran. Source: DSB.IREP-FQGQeshm Fokker 100A6-EEM · Emirates Incident · Oct 30, 2014On October 30, 2014, the Airbus A380 861 aircraft (registration A6-EEM), operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident. Source: the TSB (Canada).AEA6-EEMEmirates Airbus A380EI-EKS · Ryanair Incident · Oct 30, 2014On October 30, 2014, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-EKS), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Sevilla. Source: CIAIAC (Spain).IEEI-EKSRyanair Boeing 737C-GWJO · WestJet Incident · Oct 30, 2014On October 30, 2014, the Boeing 737-7CT (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GWJO), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Toronto. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GWJOWestJet Boeing 737N194DN · Delta Air Lines Incident · Oct 30, 2013On October 30, 2013, the Boeing 767-332(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N194DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN194DNDelta Air Lines Boeing 7679V-SKB · Singapore Airlines Incident · Oct 30, 2013On October 30, 2013, the Airbus A380 841 aircraft (registration 9V-SKB), operated by Singapore Airlines, was involved in an incident at Singapore. Source: the BEA (France).SG9V-SKBSingapore Airlines Airbus A380N975DL · Delta Air Lines Incident · Oct 30, 2012On October 30, 2012, the DC-9 88 aircraft (registration N975DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Cincinnati. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN975DLDelta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-80N403FE · FedEx Express Incident · Oct 30, 2012On October 30, 2012, the Airbus A310-203 aircraft (registration N403FE), operated by FedEx Express, was involved in an incident at Omaha. Source: FedEx Express.USN403FEFedEx Express Airbus A310PR-AZF · Azul Linhas Aéreas Incident · Oct 30, 2011On October 30, 2011, the Embraer ERJ-190AR (ERJ-190-100 IGW) aircraft (registration PR-AZF), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Timon (Brazil). Source: Azul Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-AZFAzul Linhas Aéreas Embraer E190 / E195C-FLSS · Air Canada Incident · Oct 30, 2011On October 30, 2011, the Airbus A320-211 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-FLSS), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles due to a flight control failure. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FLSSAir Canada Airbus A320N816NW · Northwest Airlines Incident · Oct 30, 2008On October 30, 2008, the Airbus A330-323 aircraft (registration N816NW), operated by Northwest Airlines, was involved in an incident near Saipan (SPN) International Airport. Source: Northwest Airlines.USN816NWNorthwest Airlines Airbus A330N740AS · Alaska Aviation Museum Incident · Oct 30, 2006On October 30, 2006, the Boeing 737-200 aircraft (registration N740AS), operated by Alaska Aviation Museum, was involved in an incident at Seattle, Washington (United States) due to a ground occurrence during operations. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN740ASAlaska Aviation Museum Boeing 737N317AS · Alaska Airlines Incident · Oct 30, 2005On October 30, 2005, the Boeing 737-900 aircraft (registration N317AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Calgary (Canada) due to a ground occurrence during operations. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN317ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737LX-OCV · Cargolux Incident · Oct 30, 2000On October 30, 2000, the Boeing 747-4R7F (SCD) aircraft (registration LX-OCV), operated by Cargolux, was involved in an incident at Johannesburgo-O.R. Tambo (JNB) International Airport (South Africa) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: Cargolux.LULX-OCVCargolux Boeing 747G-EZYH · EasyJet Incident · Oct 30, 2000On October 30, 2000, the Boeing 737-33V aircraft (registration G-EZYH), operated by EasyJet, was involved in an incident at Liverpool-John Lennon (LPL) Airport (United Kingdom). Source: EasyJet.GBG-EZYHEasyJet Boeing 737N508SW · Southwest Airlines Incident · Oct 30, 1995On October 30, 1995, the Boeing 737-5H4 aircraft (registration N508SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Las Vegas (United States). Source: Southwest Airlines.USN508SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737

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