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Occurrences recorded on November 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 · Nov 21, 2025On November 21, 2025, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration D-ABPR), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident. Source: Lufthansa.DED-ABPRLufthansa Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Nov 21, 2025On November 21, 2025, the Boeing 737-8H4(WL) aircraft (registration N8691A), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Atlanta. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN8691ASouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Nov 21, 2024On November 21, 2024, the Boeing 737-800(WL) aircraft (registration N8551Q), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Denver. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN8551QSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Nov 21, 2024On November 21, 2024, the Airbus A20N aircraft (registration PR-YSA), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Porto Alegre. Source: Azul Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-YSAAzul Linhas Aéreas Airbus A320 Accident · Nov 21, 2024On November 21, 2024, the Boeing 737-824(WL) aircraft (registration N77530), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at Cleveland. Source: the FAA (United States).USN77530United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Nov 21, 2024On November 21, 2024, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration OH-LXF), operated by Finnair, was involved in an incident at Helsinki. Source: Finnair.FIOH-LXFFinnair Airbus A320 Incident · Nov 21, 2024On November 21, 2024, the Boeing 737NG 78J/W aircraft (registration YR-BGG), operated by TAROM, was involved in an incident at Bucharest. Source: TAROM.ROYR-BGGTAROM Boeing 737 Incident · Nov 21, 2024On November 21, 2024, the Boeing 737NG 8LD/W aircraft (registration ZS-ZWA), operated by Safair, was involved in an incident at Lanseria. Source: Safair.ZAZS-ZWASafair Boeing 737 Incident · Nov 21, 2024On November 21, 2024, the Sukhoi Superjet 100-95B aircraft (registration RA-89041), operated by Rossiya Airlines, was involved in an incident near Babchitsy, Novgorod region (Russia) due to a navigation system failure. Source: Rossiya Airlines.RURA-89041Rossiya Airlines Sukhoi Superjet 100 Accident · Nov 21, 2024On November 21, 2024, the Airbus A330 343X aircraft (registration LN-RKM), operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an accident at Stockholm. Source: SAS Scandinavian Airlines.NOLN-RKMSAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A330 Incident · Nov 21, 2024On November 21, 2024, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration HC-CSF), operated by Avianca Ecuador, was involved in an incident at Bogota. Source: Avianca Ecuador.ECHC-CSFAvianca Ecuador Airbus A320 Incident · Nov 21, 2024On November 21, 2024, the Boeing 767-432(ER) aircraft (registration N843MH), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN843MHDelta Air Lines Boeing 767 Accident · Nov 21, 2023On November 21, 2023, the Boeing 737NG 8D6/W aircraft (registration 7T-VJJ), operated by Algerie, was involved in an accident at Algiers. Source: Algerie.DZ7T-VJJAlgerie Boeing 737 Incident · Nov 21, 2023On November 21, 2023, the Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft (registration N335SN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Cancun. Source: American Airlines.USN335SNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Nov 21, 2023On November 21, 2023, the Airbus A319-131 aircraft (registration N829UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: the FAA (United States).USN829UAUnited Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Nov 21, 2023On November 21, 2023, the Boeing 777-223(ER) aircraft (registration N794AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Santiago de Compostela. Source: American Airlines.USN794ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Nov 21, 2023On November 21, 2023, the Airbus A319-114 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GBIA), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Vancouver due to a pressurisation failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GBIAAir Canada Airbus A319 Incident · Nov 21, 2022On November 21, 2022, the Embraer ERJ 170-200 LR aircraft (registration N603CZ), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Newark. Source: SkyWest Airlines.USN603CZSkyWest Airlines Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Nov 21, 2022On November 21, 2022, the Boeing BOEING 737-8K5 aircraft (registration G-TAWB), operated by TUI, was involved in an incident at Manchester. Source: TUI.GBG-TAWBTUI Boeing 737 Incident · Nov 21, 2022On November 21, 2022, the Embraer ERJ-175STD (ERJ-170-200) aircraft (registration PH-EXU), operated by KLM Cityhopper, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: KLM Cityhopper.NLPH-EXUKLM Cityhopper Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Nov 21, 2022On November 21, 2022, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration YV2792), operated by Aerolíneas Estelar, was involved in an incident at Maturin (Venezuela) due to a pressurisation system failure during the descent. Source: the NTSB (United States).VEYV2792Aerolíneas Estelar Boeing 737 Incident · Nov 21, 2022On November 21, 2022, the Boeing 737-8 aircraft (registration 9Y-CAL), operated by Caribbean, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a problem in the provision of separation while taxiing. Source: the TSB (Canada).TT9Y-CALCaribbean Boeing 737 Incident · Nov 21, 2020On November 21, 2020, the aircraft (registration N873RW), operated by Republic, was involved in an incident at Philadelphia. Source: Republic.USN873RWRepublic Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Nov 21, 2020On November 21, 2020, the Boeing 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N910WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Sacramento. Source: the FAA (United States).USN910WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Nov 21, 2020On November 21, 2020, the Embraer ERJ-145LR aircraft (registration N925AE), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: American Eagle.USN925AEAmerican Eagle Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Incident · Nov 21, 2019On November 21, 2019, the Boeing 737NG 86N/W aircraft (registration I-NEOW), operated by Neos, was involved in an incident at Bari. Source: Neos.ITI-NEOWNeos Boeing 737 Incident · Nov 21, 2019On November 21, 2019, the Airbus A220-100 aircraft (registration N124DU), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Salt Lake City. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN124DUDelta Air Lines Airbus A220 Incident · Nov 21, 2019On November 21, 2019, the Boeing 777 3F6ER aircraft (registration RP-C7775), operated by Philippine, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles. Source: Philippine.PHRP-C7775Philippine Boeing 777 Incident · Nov 21, 2019On November 21, 2019, the Fokker 70 aircraft (registration P2-ANY), operated by Niugini, was involved in an incident at Port Moresby. Source: Niugini.PGP2-ANYNiugini Fokker 70 Accident · Nov 21, 2019On November 21, 2019, the Boeing 737NG 8F2/W aircraft (registration TC-JGZ), operated by THY, was involved in an accident at Odessa. Source: THY.TRTC-JGZTHY Boeing 737 Incident · Nov 21, 2017On November 21, 2017, the Boeing 777 3M0ER aircraft (registration VP-BGD), operated by Aeroflot, was involved in an incident. Source: Aeroflot.BMVP-BGDAeroflot Boeing 777 Incident · Nov 21, 2017On November 21, 2017, the Airbus A300 F4-605R aircraft (registration N653FE), operated by FedEx Express, was involved in an incident at Denver. Source: FedEx Express.USN653FEFedEx Express Airbus A300 Incident · Nov 21, 2017On November 21, 2017, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration G-ZBKN), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Copenhagen. Source: British Airways.GBG-ZBKNBritish Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Nov 21, 2017On November 21, 2017, the Boeing 737NG 7K2/W aircraft (registration PH-XRZ), operated by Transavia, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Transavia.NLPH-XRZTransavia Boeing 737 Incident · Nov 21, 2016On November 21, 2016, the ATR ATR 72-212 A aircraft (registration EI-REM), operated by Stobart, was involved in an incident. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).IEEI-REMStobart ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Nov 21, 2016On November 21, 2016, the DHC-8 402 NG aircraft (registration 9A-CQF), operated by Croatia, was involved in an incident at Zagreb. Source: Croatia.HR9A-CQFCroatia De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Nov 21, 2016On November 21, 2016, the Embraer Superjet 100 95 B aircraft (registration RA-89059), operated by Aeroflot, was involved in an incident at Naberezhnye Chelny. Source: Aeroflot.RURA-89059Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 Incident · Nov 21, 2016On November 21, 2016, the Airbus A340-313 aircraft (registration 9H-TQM), operated by Hi Fly Malta, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam-Schiphol (AMS) International Airport (Netherlands) due to contact with the boarding bridge. Source: Hi Fly Malta.MT9H-TQMHi Fly Malta Airbus A340 Incident · Nov 21, 2015On November 21, 2015, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 aircraft (registration N817SK), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Spokane. Source: SkyWest Airlines.USN817SKSkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJ Incident · Nov 21, 2015On November 21, 2015, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (Series 100) (Bombardier) aircraft (registration C-GMJA), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Quebec City due to an electrical system failure. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GMJAAir Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJ Incident · Nov 21, 2015On November 21, 2015, the Airbus A321 211 aircraft (registration VQ-BOF), operated by Ural, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: Ural.BMVQ-BOFUral Airbus A321 Incident · Nov 21, 2015On November 21, 2015, the Airbus A321 231 aircraft (registration B-6265), operated by China Southern, was involved in an incident at Qingdao. Source: China Southern.CNB-6265China Southern Airbus A321 Incident · Nov 21, 2014On November 21, 2014, the Airbus A330-343 aircraft (registration HB-JHB), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Paris. Source: the BEA (France).CHHB-JHBSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A330 Incident · Nov 21, 2014On November 21, 2014, the Boeing 767-332(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N171DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Boston. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN171DNDelta Air Lines Boeing 767 Incident · Nov 21, 2014On November 21, 2014, the Boeing 777-236(ER) aircraft (registration G-VIIS), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Shannon. Source: British Airways.GBG-VIISBritish Airways Boeing 777 Incident · Nov 21, 2014On November 21, 2014, the Boeing 767 381ER aircraft (registration JA614A), operated by All Nippon Airways, was involved in an incident at Manila. Source: All Nippon Airways.JPJA614AAll Nippon Airways Boeing 767 Incident · Nov 21, 2014On November 21, 2014, the McDonnell Douglas MD-82 aircraft (registration N484AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) International Airport (United States) due to a ground occurrence during operations. Source: American Airlines.USN484AAAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Nov 21, 2013On November 21, 2013, the Airbus A330 243 aircraft (registration A6-EYJ), operated by Etihad Airways, was involved in an incident at Brisbane. Source: the ATSB (Australia).AEA6-EYJEtihad Airways Airbus A330 Incident · Nov 21, 2013On November 21, 2013, the aircraft (registration P4-KCA), operated by Astana, was involved in an incident. Source: Astana.AWP4-KCAAstana Boeing 767 Incident · Nov 21, 2012On November 21, 2012, the Airbus A340 313E aircraft (registration ZS-SXA), operated by SAA, was involved in an incident at Plaisance. Source: SAA.ZAZS-SXASAA Airbus A340 Incident · Nov 21, 2012On November 21, 2012, the Embraer ERJ-190AR (ERJ-190-100 IGW) aircraft (registration N184JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Baltimore/Washington (BWI) International Airport (United States) due to a fire on board. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN184JBJetBlue Airways Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Nov 21, 2011On November 21, 2011, the Boeing 757 223/W aircraft (registration N186AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Gander due to an electrical system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN186ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 757 Incident · Nov 21, 2011On November 21, 2011, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 aircraft (registration N929XJ), operated by Mesaba, was involved in an incident at Milwaukee. Source: the FAA (United States).USN929XJMesaba Bombardier CRJ Incident · Nov 21, 2011On November 21, 2011, the Boeing 737NG 83N/W aircraft (registration VP-BND), operated by S7 Airlines, was involved in an incident at Ekaterinburg. Source: S7 Airlines.BMVP-BNDS7 Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Nov 21, 2004On November 21, 2004, the McDonnell Douglas MD-82 aircraft (registration N234AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Denver (DEN) International Airport (United States). Source: American Airlines.USN234AAAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Nov 21, 2002On November 21, 2002, the Airbus A319-131 aircraft (registration N804UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago, Illinois (United States) due to a landing gear failure. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN804UAUnited Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Nov 21, 1997On November 21, 1997, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N413UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Washington-Dulles (IAD) International Airport (United States) due to a precautionary return or diversion. Source: United Airlines.USN413UAUnited Airlines Airbus A320

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