The China Clipper crosses the Pacific
November 221935

The China Clipper crosses the Pacific

Milestone91 years ago
10historical events
55occurrences in earlier years
1935–2025years covered

Fact of the day

Pan Am’s Martin M-130 flying boat takes off from San Francisco for Manila with the first transpacific airmail: six days and 13,000 kilometres, island by island.

Also on this day · 9

1946First flight The Martin 2-0-2 flies

The Martin 2-0-2, an American airliner built by Glenn L. Martin Company, makes its first flight.

1950Accident The missionaries’ DC-3 on Mount Moran

A New Tribes Mission DC-3 strikes Mount Moran, Wyoming, in fog; all 21 aboard die.

1954First flight The Aerocycle flying platform flies

The de Lackner HZ-1 Aerocycle takes off, the platform on which a soldier flew standing over a rotor.

1961Milestone Melville Hall Airport opens in Dominica

Dominica opens Melville Hall Airport, today Douglas-Charles.

1968Accident The DC-8 that landed in San Francisco Bay

A Japan Air Lines DC-8 lands by mistake in the bay, four kilometres short of the runway, in fog; all 107 people on board walk away and the aircraft flew again.

1993Airline Qatar Airways is born

Qatar Airways is founded; it would begin flying in January 1994 and within twenty years become one of the Gulf giants.

1994Accident Runway collision at St. Louis

A TWA MD-80 strikes a Cessna 441 that had strayed onto the runway at St. Louis during takeoff; the Cessna’s two occupants die.

2003Accident The DHL A300 hit by a missile at Baghdad

A DHL A300 freighter is struck by a missile after takeoff from Baghdad and lands with no hydraulics, using engine thrust alone.

2016Airline TransAsia Airways shuts down

TransAsia Airways, the Taiwanese airline of the two ATR crashes, ceases operations.

This day in earlier years · 55

Occurrences recorded on November 22 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

JA737X · Skymark Airlines Accident · Nov 22, 2025On November 22, 2025, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration JA737X), operated by Skymark Airlines, was involved in an accident at Tomakomai (Japan) due to wind shear or a thunderstorm during the descent. Source: the NTSB (United States).JPJA737XSkymark Airlines Boeing 737LN-FGF · Norwegian Air Shuttle Incident · Nov 22, 2025On November 22, 2025, the Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft (registration LN-FGF), operated by Norwegian Air Shuttle, was involved in an incident at Malaga. Source: Norwegian Air Shuttle.NOLN-FGFNorwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737 MAX9V-NCJ · Scoot Incident · Nov 22, 2025On November 22, 2025, the Airbus A21N aircraft (registration 9V-NCJ), operated by Scoot, was involved in an incident at Singapore. Source: Scoot.SG9V-NCJScoot Airbus A321D-AZFA · German Airways Incident · Nov 22, 2023On November 22, 2023, the Embraer ERJ-190LR (ERJ-190-100 LR) aircraft (registration D-AZFA), operated by German Airways, was involved in an incident at Murcia. Source: German Airways.DED-AZFAGerman Airways Embraer E190 / E195N433UA · United Airlines Incident · Nov 22, 2023On November 22, 2023, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N433UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Denver. Source: United Airlines.USN433UAUnited Airlines Airbus A320N531AU · iAero Incident · Nov 22, 2023On November 22, 2023, the Boeing 737-3B7 aircraft (registration N531AU), operated by iAero, was involved in an incident at Guatemala City. Source: iAero.USN531AUiAero Boeing 737N208WN · Southwest Airlines Incident · Nov 22, 2023On November 22, 2023, the Boeing 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N208WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Orlando. Source: the FAA (United States).USN208WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737PR-AKO · Azul Linhas Aéreas Accident · Nov 22, 2023On November 22, 2023, the ATR ATR 72-600 aircraft (registration PR-AKO), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an accident at Recife due to an abnormal runway contact during landing. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).BRPR-AKOAzul Linhas Aéreas ATR 42 / 72F-HTYO · Air France Incident · Nov 22, 2023On November 22, 2023, the Airbus A350-941 aircraft (registration F-HTYO), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at St. Johns due to an electrical system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).FRF-HTYOAir France Airbus A350 XWBOE-IAE · ASL Belgium Incident · Nov 22, 2022On November 22, 2022, the Boeing 737 4Q8SF aircraft (registration OE-IAE), operated by ASL Belgium, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: ASL Belgium.ATOE-IAEASL Belgium Boeing 737F-GSQL · Air France Incident · Nov 22, 2022On November 22, 2022, the Boeing 777-328(ER) aircraft (registration F-GSQL), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident. Source: Air France.FRF-GSQLAir France Boeing 777CC-CXI · LATAM Incident · Nov 22, 2022On November 22, 2022, the Boeing 767 316ER/W aircraft (registration CC-CXI), operated by LATAM, was involved in an incident at Guayaquil. Source: LATAM.CLCC-CXILATAM Boeing 767VH-NHV · Network Australia Incident · Nov 22, 2021On November 22, 2021, the F28 MK 0100 aircraft (registration VH-NHV), operated by Network Australia, was involved in an incident at Paraburdoo. Source: the ATSB (Australia).AUVH-NHVNetwork Australia Fokker 100PH-BVN · KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Incident · Nov 22, 2021On November 22, 2021, the Boeing 777-306(ER) aircraft (registration PH-BVN), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Johannesburgo and Amsterdam. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BVNKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 7774K-AZ40 · Silk Way Incident · Nov 22, 2021On November 22, 2021, the IL-76 TD aircraft (registration 4K-AZ40), operated by Silk Way, was involved in an incident at Dubai. Source: Silk Way.AZ4K-AZ40Silk Way Ilyushin Il-76VP-BXY · UTair Incident · Nov 22, 2021On November 22, 2021, the Boeing Boeing 737 524/W aircraft (registration VP-BXY), operated by UTair, was involved in an incident at Ufa. Source: UTair.BMVP-BXYUTair Boeing 737C-FRTG · Air Canada Incident · Nov 22, 2020On November 22, 2020, the Boeing 787-9 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FRTG), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident. Source: Air Canada.CAC-FRTGAir Canada Boeing 787 DreamlinerVT-SUR · SpiceJet Incident · Nov 22, 2020On November 22, 2020, the DHC-8 402 NG aircraft (registration VT-SUR), operated by SpiceJet, was involved in an incident at Patna. Source: SpiceJet.INVT-SURSpiceJet De Havilland Canada Dash 8ZS-OAF · Safair Accident · Nov 22, 2020On November 22, 2020, the Boeing 737 4S3 aircraft (registration ZS-OAF), operated by Safair, was involved in an accident at George. Source: Safair.ZAZS-OAFSafair Boeing 737G-XWBD · Airbus Incident · Nov 22, 2019On November 22, 2019, the Airbus A350-1041 aircraft (registration G-XWBD), operated by Airbus, was involved in an incident at Toulouse–Blagnac (TLS) Airport (France) due to an impact against a building. Source: Airbus.GBG-XWBDAirbus Airbus A350 XWBYV3012 · Avior Accident · Nov 22, 2019On November 22, 2019, the Boeing 737 401 aircraft (registration YV3012), operated by Avior, was involved in an accident at Bogota. Source: Avior.VEYV3012Avior Boeing 737G-ECOF · Flybe Incident · Nov 22, 2019On November 22, 2019, the Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 aircraft (registration G-ECOF), operated by Flybe, was involved in an incident at Manchester. Source: Flybe.GBG-ECOFFlybe De Havilland Canada Dash 8N703TW · Delta Air Lines Incident · Nov 22, 2019On November 22, 2019, the Boeing 757-2Q8(WL) aircraft (registration N703TW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Syracuse. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN703TWDelta Air Lines Boeing 757YR-BGI · TAROM Incident · Nov 22, 2019On November 22, 2019, the Boeing 737NG 78J/W aircraft (registration YR-BGI), operated by TAROM, was involved in an incident at Bucharest. Source: TAROM.ROYR-BGITAROM Boeing 737AP-BHH · Pakistan International Airlines Incident · Nov 22, 2019On November 22, 2019, the ATR ATR 42 500 aircraft (registration AP-BHH), operated by Pakistan International Airlines, was involved in an incident at Islamabad. Source: Pakistan International Airlines.PKAP-BHHPakistan International Airlines ATR 42 / 72OB-2041-P · Peruvian Accident · Nov 22, 2018On November 22, 2018, the Boeing 737 53C aircraft (registration OB-2041-P), operated by Peruvian, was involved in an accident at La Paz. Source: Peruvian.PEOB-2041-PPeruvian Boeing 737PH-BXH · KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Incident · Nov 22, 2018On November 22, 2018, the Boeing 737-8K2 (WL) aircraft (registration PH-BXH), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam-Schiphol (AMS) International Airport (Netherlands) due to a loss of separation in flight (airprox). Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BXHKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737ZS-ZWR · Comair Incident · Nov 22, 2018On November 22, 2018, the Boeing 737-85P (W) aircraft (registration ZS-ZWR), operated by Comair, was involved in an incident at Ciudad del Cabo. Source: Comair.ZAZS-ZWRComair Boeing 737PK-GPM · Garuda Incident · Nov 22, 2017On November 22, 2017, the Airbus A330 243 aircraft (registration PK-GPM), operated by Garuda, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong. Source: Garuda.IDPK-GPMGaruda Airbus A330B-16718 · Eva Accident · Nov 22, 2017On November 22, 2017, the Boeing Boeing 777-35E(ER) aircraft (registration B-16718), operated by Eva, was involved in an accident at Fukuoka, leaving 11 injured. Source: Eva.CNB-16718Eva Boeing 777N782AN · American Airlines Incident · Nov 22, 2017On November 22, 2017, the Boeing 777-223(ER) aircraft (registration N782AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: American Airlines.USN782ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777VT-IFU · IndiGo Incident · Nov 22, 2017On November 22, 2017, the Airbus A320 232SL aircraft (registration VT-IFU), operated by IndiGo, was involved in an incident at Delhi. Source: IndiGo.INVT-IFUIndiGo Airbus A320A6-FDQ · flydubai Incident · Nov 22, 2017On November 22, 2017, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 8KN/W aircraft (registration A6-FDQ), operated by flydubai, was involved in an incident at Kyiv. Source: flydubai.AEA6-FDQflydubai Boeing 737EI-EJI · Alitalia Incident · Nov 22, 2017On November 22, 2017, the Airbus A330-202 aircraft (registration EI-EJI), operated by Alitalia, was involved in an incident at St. John's. Source: Alitalia.IEEI-EJIAlitalia Airbus A330N140SY · SkyWest Airlines Incident · Nov 22, 2017On November 22, 2017, the Embraer ERJ 170-200 LR aircraft (registration N140SY), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Francisco. Source: SkyWest Airlines.USN140SYSkyWest Airlines Embraer E170 / E175N77537 · United Airlines Incident · Nov 22, 2017On November 22, 2017, the Boeing 737-800(WL) aircraft (registration N77537), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Francisco. Source: United Airlines.USN77537United Airlines Boeing 737N218FR · Frontier Airlines Incident · Nov 22, 2017On November 22, 2017, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration N218FR), operated by Frontier Airlines, was involved in an incident at Albuquerque. Source: Frontier Airlines.USN218FRFrontier Airlines Airbus A320C-FHVX · Central Mountain Incident · Nov 22, 2016On November 22, 2016, the DORNIER 328-100 (Dornier) aircraft (registration C-FHVX), operated by Central Mountain, was involved in an incident at Prince George. Source: Central Mountain.CAC-FHVXCentral Mountain Dornier 328C-GENU · WestJet Encore Incident · Nov 22, 2016On November 22, 2016, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GENU), operated by WestJet Encore, was involved in an incident at Prince George due to a landing gear failure on final approach. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GENUWestJet Encore De Havilland Canada Dash 8C-FADF · Air Canada Jazz Accident · Nov 22, 2016On November 22, 2016, the DHC-8-311 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-FADF), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an accident at Port Hardy due to difficulty controlling the aircraft. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FADFAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8G-VYUM · Virgin Atlantic Incident · Nov 22, 2016On November 22, 2016, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration G-VYUM), operated by Virgin Atlantic, was involved in an incident due to an engine instrumentation failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).GBG-VYUMVirgin Atlantic Boeing 787 DreamlinerN204UW · American Airlines Incident · Nov 22, 2015On November 22, 2015, the Boeing 757 23N/W aircraft (registration N204UW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Santo Domingo. Source: American Airlines.USN204UWAmerican Airlines Boeing 757D-AISW · Lufthansa Incident · Nov 22, 2015On November 22, 2015, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration D-AISW), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AISWLufthansa Airbus A321VQ-BRV · Aeroflot Incident · Nov 22, 2015On November 22, 2015, the Airbus A320 214SL aircraft (registration VQ-BRV), operated by Aeroflot, was involved in an incident at Chelyabinsk. Source: Aeroflot.BMVQ-BRVAeroflot Airbus A320HB-JMG · Swiss International Air Lines Incident · Nov 22, 2015On November 22, 2015, the Airbus A340-313 aircraft (registration HB-JMG), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-JMGSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A340N3771K · Delta Air Lines Incident · Nov 22, 2014On November 22, 2014, the Boeing 737-832 (WL) aircraft (registration N3771K), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW) Airport (United States) due to the landing gear sinking into soft ground. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN3771KDelta Air Lines Boeing 737XA-VLD · Volaris Incident · Nov 22, 2014On November 22, 2014, the Airbus A320-233(WL) aircraft (registration XA-VLD), operated by Volaris, was involved in an incident at Sacramento. Source: the FAA (United States).MXXA-VLDVolaris Airbus A320N285WN · Southwest Airlines Incident · Nov 22, 2014On November 22, 2014, the Boeing 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N285WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Sacramento. Source: the FAA (United States).USN285WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737OE-LFI · Austrian Airlines Incident · Nov 22, 2012On November 22, 2012, the Boeing B748 aircraft (registration OE-LFI), operated by Austrian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Vienna. Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LFIAustrian Airlines Boeing 747D-ABOM · Condor Incident · Nov 22, 2012On November 22, 2012, the Boeing 757 330/W aircraft (registration D-ABOM), operated by Condor, was involved in an incident at Lisbon. Source: Condor.DED-ABOMCondor Boeing 757LN-RRF · SAS Scandinavian Airlines Incident · Nov 22, 2011On November 22, 2011, the aircraft (registration LN-RRF), operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Longyearbyen. Source: SAS Scandinavian Airlines.NOLN-RRFSAS Scandinavian Airlines Boeing 737N1200K · Delta Air Lines Incident · Nov 22, 2010On November 22, 2010, the Boeing 767-332ER aircraft (registration N1200K), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at New York-John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport (United States) due to an engine failure. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN1200KDelta Air Lines Boeing 767N1611B · Delta Air Lines Incident · Nov 22, 2007On November 22, 2007, the Boeing 767-300 aircraft (registration N1611B), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Nice (France) due to a bird strike. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN1611BDelta Air Lines Boeing 767UR-BXQ · Ukraine Air Alliance Incident · Nov 22, 2006On November 22, 2006, the Ilyushin Il-76TD aircraft (registration UR-BXQ), operated by Ukraine Air Alliance, was involved in an incident at RAAF Base Richmond (XRH) (Australia). Source: Ukraine Air Alliance.UAUR-BXQUkraine Air Alliance Ilyushin Il-76N121AA · American Airlines Incident · Nov 22, 1987On November 22, 1987, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 aircraft (registration N121AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Newark (United States) due to a medical emergency on board. Source: American Airlines.USN121AAAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10

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