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Occurrences recorded on December 6 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

Incident · Dec 6, 2025On December 6, 2025, the 727 227F aircraft (registration HK-5216), operated by Aerosucre, was involved in an incident at Bogota. Source: Aerosucre.COHK-5216Aerosucre Boeing 727 Incident · Dec 6, 2025On December 6, 2025, the Airbus A321-271NX(WL) aircraft (registration N14504), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Newark. Source: United Airlines.USN14504United Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Dec 6, 2025On December 6, 2025, the Embraer ERJ-175LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) aircraft (registration N270NN), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an incident at Dallas. Source: American Eagle.USN270NNAmerican Eagle Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Dec 6, 2025On December 6, 2025, the Boeing 737-800(WL) aircraft (registration LN-ENO), operated by Norwegian Air Shuttle, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Norwegian Air Shuttle.NOLN-ENONorwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 6, 2025On December 6, 2025, the Airbus A321 231 aircraft (registration A9C-CC), operated by Gulf, was involved in an incident at Lahore. Source: Gulf.BHA9C-CCGulf Airbus A321 Incident · Dec 6, 2024On December 6, 2024, the Embraer ERJ-145XR aircraft (registration N11150), operated by United Express, opb CommutAir, was involved in an incident at Albany International Airport, NY (ALB) (United States) due to a landing gear failure. Source: United Express, opb CommutAir.USN11150United Express, opb CommutAir Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Report · Dec 6, 2024On December 6, 2024, the Airbus A380-841 aircraft (registration G-XLEI), operated by British Airways, was the subject of a report at el océano Atlántico, leaving 2 injured. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).GBG-XLEIBritish Airways Airbus A380 Incident · Dec 6, 2024On December 6, 2024, the Airbus A350-1041 aircraft (registration A7-ANP), operated by Qatar Airways, was involved in an incident at Male. Source: Qatar Airways.QAA7-ANPQatar Airways Airbus A350 XWB Incident · Dec 6, 2023On December 6, 2023, the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner aircraft (registration PH-BKA), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BKAKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Dec 6, 2022On December 6, 2022, the Airbus A320 212 aircraft (registration D-AICA), operated by Condor, was involved in an incident at Lanzarote. Source: Condor.DED-AICACondor Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 6, 2021On December 6, 2021, the Boeing 737-8 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GXAX), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Calgary due to a diversion for operational reasons during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GXAXWestJet Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Dec 6, 2021On December 6, 2021, the Airbus A380 842 aircraft (registration A6-EUT), operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident at Dubai. Source: Emirates.AEA6-EUTEmirates Airbus A380 Incident · Dec 6, 2020On December 6, 2020, the Boeing 757-232 aircraft (registration N682DA), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Memphis. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN682DADelta Air Lines Boeing 757 Incident · Dec 6, 2020On December 6, 2020, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N450AW), operated by Wisconsin, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: Wisconsin.USN450AWWisconsin Bombardier CRJ Incident · Dec 6, 2019On December 6, 2019, the Boeing 737NG 8D6/W aircraft (registration 7T-VJM), operated by Algerie, was involved in an incident at Paris. Source: the BEA (France).DZ7T-VJMAlgerie Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 6, 2019On December 6, 2019, the Boeing 737 401 aircraft (registration YV3011), operated by Avior, was involved in an incident at Tarapoto. Source: Avior.VEYV3011Avior Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 6, 2019On December 6, 2019, the Airbus A319-114 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-FYJE), operated by Air Canada Rouge, was involved in an incident at Jacksonville due to a performance degradation in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FYJEAir Canada Rouge Airbus A319 Incident · Dec 6, 2019On December 6, 2019, the Embraer Superjet 100 95 LR-100 aircraft (registration RA-89029), operated by Gazprom, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: Gazprom.RURA-89029Gazprom Sukhoi Superjet 100 Incident · Dec 6, 2019On December 6, 2019, the Boeing 747-406M aircraft (registration PH-BFH), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Toronto–Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Ontario (YYZ) (Canada) due to being struck by a ground vehicle or a piece of ground equipment. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BFHKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 747 Incident · Dec 6, 2018On December 6, 2018, the ATR ATR 72 500 aircraft (registration VT-JCN), operated by Jet Airways, was involved in an incident at Indore. Source: Jet Airways.INVT-JCNJet Airways ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Dec 6, 2018On December 6, 2018, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 aircraft (registration N813SK), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Winnipeg due to a declared emergency with the airport fire service on standby. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN813SKSkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJ Incident · Dec 6, 2018On December 6, 2018, the Boeing 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N456WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Sacramento. Source: the FAA (United States).USN456WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 6, 2018On December 6, 2018, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration N752SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Burbank, California (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN752SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 6, 2017On December 6, 2017, the ATR ATR 72 600 aircraft (registration EC-MPI), operated by Binter, was involved in an incident at Tenerife. Source: CIAIAC (Spain).ESEC-MPIBinter ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Dec 6, 2017On December 6, 2017, the Boeing 737-8F2 (WL) aircraft (registration TC-JHY), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Istanbul-Atatürk (IST) International Airport (Turkey) due to a lightning strike. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-JHYTurkish Airlines Boeing 737 Accident · Dec 6, 2017On December 6, 2017, the Airbus A321 231 aircraft (registration N670NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an accident at Fort Lauderdale, Florida (United States), leaving 2 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN670NKSpirit Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Dec 6, 2017On December 6, 2017, the Boeing Boeing 747 406 SCD aircraft (registration PH-BFR), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Enschede. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BFRKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 747 Incident · Dec 6, 2017On December 6, 2017, the Boeing BOEING 747-436 aircraft (registration G-CIVM), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Phoenix. Source: British Airways.GBG-CIVMBritish Airways Boeing 747 Incident · Dec 6, 2017On December 6, 2017, the Embraer ERJ-190-LR (ERJ-190-100 LR) aircraft (registration XA-AAC), operated by Aeroméxico Connect, was involved in an incident at Queretaro. Source: Aeroméxico Connect.MXXA-AACAeroméxico Connect Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Dec 6, 2017On December 6, 2017, the Airbus A320-211 aircraft (registration N340NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: the FAA (United States).USN340NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 6, 2017On December 6, 2017, the Boeing 737 53S aircraft (registration YL-BBE), operated by Baltic, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: Baltic.LVYL-BBEBaltic Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 6, 2017On December 6, 2017, the Boeing 787 9 aircraft (registration ZK-NZF), operated by Air New Zealand, was involved in an incident at Auckland. Source: TAIC.NZZK-NZFAir New Zealand Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Dec 6, 2016On December 6, 2016, the Airbus Airbus A321 211 aircraft (registration VQ-BOZ), operated by Ural, was involved in an incident at Kazan (Russia). Source: Ural.BMVQ-BOZUral Airbus A321 Incident · Dec 6, 2016On December 6, 2016, the Boeing 737-3H4 aircraft (registration N374SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Jackson. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN374SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 6, 2016On December 6, 2016, the aircraft (registration N941DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Dayton. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN941DNDelta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Dec 6, 2016On December 6, 2016, the Boeing 737NG 8FE/W aircraft (registration VH-VUI), operated by Virgin Australia, was involved in an incident at Darwin. Source: the ATSB (Australia).AUVH-VUIVirgin Australia Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 6, 2016On December 6, 2016, the Boeing 737 4S3 aircraft (registration ZS-OAP), operated by Comair, was involved in an incident at Johannesburgo. Source: Comair.ZAZS-OAPComair Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 6, 2015On December 6, 2015, the Boeing 767 2N0ER aircraft (registration Z-WPF), operated by Zimbabwe, was involved in an incident at Johannesburgo. Source: Zimbabwe.ZWZ-WPFZimbabwe Boeing 767 Incident · Dec 6, 2015On December 6, 2015, the Airbus A320-211 aircraft (registration N327NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Minneapolis. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN327NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 6, 2015On December 6, 2015, the Boeing 777 223 aircraft (registration N758AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Madrid (Spain) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN758ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Dec 6, 2015On December 6, 2015, the Boeing 737-8SA (WL) aircraft (registration 9V-MGM), operated by SilkAir, was involved in an incident at Singapore-Changi (SIN) International Airport (Singapore) due to a problem during towing or pushback. Source: SilkAir.SG9V-MGMSilkAir Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 6, 2015On December 6, 2015, the Boeing 757-223 aircraft (registration N172AJ), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Gander due to a loss of engine power in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN172AJAmerican Airlines Boeing 757 Incident · Dec 6, 2014On December 6, 2014, the Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-200ER aircraft (registration VP-BBA), operated by Yamal Airlines, was involved in an incident at Roshchino International Airport (Russia) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: Yamal Airlines.BMVP-BBAYamal Airlines Bombardier CRJ Incident · Dec 6, 2014On December 6, 2014, the aircraft (registration A6-EBN), operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident at Singapore. Source: Emirates.AEA6-EBNEmirates Boeing 777 Incident · Dec 6, 2014On December 6, 2014, the Boeing 767-332(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N199DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles. Source: the FAA (United States).USN199DNDelta Air Lines Boeing 767 Incident · Dec 6, 2014On December 6, 2014, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 (Series 900) (Bombardier) aircraft (registration C-FTJZ), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident. Source: Air Canada Jazz.CAC-FTJZAir Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJ Accident · Dec 6, 2014On December 6, 2014, the Airbus A330-243 aircraft (registration N289AY), operated by US Airways, was involved in an accident at Rome. Source: US Airways.USN289AYUS Airways Airbus A330 Incident · Dec 6, 2014On December 6, 2014, the Airbus Airbus A330 243 aircraft (registration A6-EYT), operated by Etihad Airways, was involved in an incident at Male. Source: Etihad Airways.AEA6-EYTEtihad Airways Airbus A330 Incident · Dec 6, 2014On December 6, 2014, the Boeing 757 236PCF aircraft (registration VQ-BPY), operated by Yakutia, was involved in an incident at Magadan. Source: Yakutia.BMVQ-BPYYakutia Boeing 757 Incident · Dec 6, 2013On December 6, 2013, the Airbus A319-114 aircraft (registration N352NB), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Nashville. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN352NBDelta Air Lines Airbus A319 Incident · Dec 6, 2013On December 6, 2013, the Bombardier DHC-8 402 aircraft (registration D-ABQI), operated by LGW, was involved in an incident at Gdansk. Source: LGW.DED-ABQILGW De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Dec 6, 2013On December 6, 2013, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration VH-VGT), operated by Jetstar Airways, was involved in an incident at Wellington. Source: Jetstar Airways.AUVH-VGTJetstar Airways Airbus A320 Accident · Dec 6, 2013On December 6, 2013, the Embraer Embraer EMB-170 LR aircraft (registration 5A-SOC), operated by Petro, was involved in an accident at Trípoli. Source: Petro.LY5A-SOCPetro Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Dec 6, 2012On December 6, 2012, the Boeing 737-9GJ/ER aircraft (registration VT-SPT), operated by SpiceJet, was involved in an incident at Delhi-Indira Gandhi (DEL) International Airport (India) due to an impact against a lighting pole. Source: SpiceJet.INVT-SPTSpiceJet Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 6, 2012On December 6, 2012, the Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW aircraft (registration N178JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN178JBJetBlue Airways Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Dec 6, 2012On December 6, 2012, the Boeing 737-8K2(WL) aircraft (registration PH-BXG), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Budapest. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BXGKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 6, 2011On December 6, 2011, the Airbus A340 313E aircraft (registration ZS-SXA), operated by SAA, was involved in an incident at Perth. Source: SAA.ZAZS-SXASAA Airbus A340 Incident · Dec 6, 2011On December 6, 2011, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-EFE), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Eindhoven. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-EFERyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 6, 2011On December 6, 2011, the Boeing 777 240ER aircraft (registration AP-BGL), operated by Pakistan International Airlines, was involved in an incident at Kathmandu. Source: Pakistan International Airlines.PKAP-BGLPakistan International Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Dec 6, 2010On December 6, 2010, the Boeing 777-2M2ER aircraft (registration D2-TEF), operated by TAAG Angola Airlines, was involved in an incident near Lisbon-Portela de Sacavém (LIS) Airport (Portugal) due to parts detaching from the aircraft in flight. Source: TAAG Angola Airlines.AOD2-TEFTAAG Angola Airlines Boeing 777

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