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Occurrences recorded on December 15 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 15, 2025On December 15, 2025, the Airbus A321-251NX(WL) aircraft (registration N619FR), operated by Frontier Airlines, was involved in an incident at Cleveland. Source: the FAA (United States).USN619FRFrontier Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Dec 15, 2025On December 15, 2025, the Boeing 737-790(WL) aircraft (registration N644AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Sitka. Source: the FAA (United States).USN644ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 15, 2024On December 15, 2024, the Boeing 737-823 (WL) aircraft (registration N905NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Philadelphia (PHL) International Airport (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft during pushback. Source: American Airlines.USN905NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 15, 2024On December 15, 2024, the Boeing 737 524/W aircraft (registration PK-NAS), operated by Nam, was involved in an incident at Muara Bungo. Source: Nam.IDPK-NASNam Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 15, 2024On December 15, 2024, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-ESS), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Rome. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-ESSRyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 15, 2024On December 15, 2024, the Boeing 737-86N(WL) aircraft (registration PR-GZI), operated by GOL Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Porto Alegre. Source: GOL Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-GZIGOL Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 15, 2023On December 15, 2023, the Boeing 737-852 (WL) aircraft (registration N950AM), operated by Aeroméxico, was involved in an incident at Chicago-O'Hare (ORD) International Airport (United States) due to being struck by a ground vehicle or a piece of ground equipment. Source: Aeroméxico.USN950AMAeroméxico Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 15, 2023On December 15, 2023, the Boeing 737NG 8HX/W aircraft (registration 5Y-CYD), operated by Kenya Airways, was involved in an incident at Nairobi. Source: Kenya Airways.KE5Y-CYDKenya Airways Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 15, 2023On December 15, 2023, the DHC-8 103B aircraft (registration LN-WII), operated by Wideroe, was involved in an incident at Roervik. Source: Wideroe.NOLN-WIIWideroe De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Dec 15, 2022On December 15, 2022, the Boeing 747-446BCF aircraft (registration N744CK), operated by Kalitta, was involved in an incident at Saskatoon due to a false warning in the cockpit in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN744CKKalitta Boeing 747 Incident · Dec 15, 2021On December 15, 2021, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GGOY), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Vancouver due to a declared emergency with a PAN urgency call during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GGOYAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Dec 15, 2021On December 15, 2021, the Airbus A320-271N(WL) aircraft (registration D-AIJD), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Hamburg. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIJDLufthansa Airbus A320 Accident · Dec 15, 2019On December 15, 2019, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration C-GFCI), operated by Air Canada Rouge, was involved in an accident at Varadero due to turbulence. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GFCIAir Canada Rouge Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 15, 2019On December 15, 2019, the Boeing 737-86J (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GOWG), operated by Sunwing, was involved in an incident at Montreal due to a diversion for technical reasons. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GOWGSunwing Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 15, 2019On December 15, 2019, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration VT-ANI), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Delhi. Source: Air India.INVT-ANIAir India Boeing 787 Dreamliner Accident · Dec 15, 2019On December 15, 2019, the Embraer Emb145 aircraft (registration N648AE), operated by Piedmont Airlines, was involved in an accident at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN648AEPiedmont Airlines Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Accident · Dec 15, 2019On December 15, 2019, the Airbus A330-202 aircraft (registration VH-EBC), operated by Qantas, was involved in an accident at Sydney. Source: the ATSB (Australia).AUVH-EBCQantas Airbus A330 Incident · Dec 15, 2018On December 15, 2018, the Airbus A319-114 aircraft (registration C-GARG), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident 19 nautical miles north-northwest of Los Angeles (United States) due to a flight control anomaly. Source: Air Canada.CAC-GARGAir Canada Airbus A319 Incident · Dec 15, 2018On December 15, 2018, the Boeing 737NG 86N/W aircraft (registration PK-CRE), operated by Sriwijaya, was involved in an incident at Dili. Source: Sriwijaya.IDPK-CRESriwijaya Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 15, 2017On December 15, 2017, the Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW (Embraer) aircraft (registration C-FHNW), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a bird strike during take-off. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FHNWAir Canada Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Dec 15, 2017On December 15, 2017, the Airbus Airbus A330 303 aircraft (registration F-HXLF), operated by XL France, was involved in an incident at Punta Cana. Source: XL France.FRF-HXLFXL France Airbus A330 Incident · Dec 15, 2017On December 15, 2017, the Boeing 787 9 aircraft (registration B-1467), operated by Air China, was involved in an incident. Source: Air China.CNB-1467Air China Boeing 787 Dreamliner Accident · Dec 15, 2017On December 15, 2017, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration JA832A), operated by All Nippon Airways, was involved in an accident at Okinawa. Source: ANA.JPJA832AAll Nippon Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Dec 15, 2017On December 15, 2017, the DHC-8 402 NG aircraft (registration SP-EQF), operated by LOT Polish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Warsaw. Source: LOT Polish Airlines.PLSP-EQFLOT Polish Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Dec 15, 2016On December 15, 2016, the Airbus A320-211 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-FDCA), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Ottawa due to an engine instrumentation failure during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FDCAAir Canada Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 15, 2016On December 15, 2016, the Airbus A330-243 aircraft (registration N288AY), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Philadelphia. Source: American Airlines.USN288AYAmerican Airlines Airbus A330 Incident · Dec 15, 2016On December 15, 2016, the DC-9-82(MD-82) aircraft (registration N555AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Little Rock. Source: American Airlines.USN555ANAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Dec 15, 2016On December 15, 2016, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration N234NV), operated by Allegiant Air, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: Allegiant.USN234NVAllegiant Air Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 15, 2016On December 15, 2016, the Boeing 737-8H4(WL) aircraft (registration N8605E), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN8605ESouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 15, 2016On December 15, 2016, the Boeing 767-328 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GVIJ), operated by Cargojet, was involved in an incident at Vancouver due to a flap system failure. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GVIJCargojet Boeing 767 Incident · Dec 15, 2016On December 15, 2016, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GJZD), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at London. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GJZDAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Dec 15, 2016On December 15, 2016, the Airbus A320-233 aircraft (registration N493TA), operated by TACA, was involved in an incident at Campo Grande. Source: TACA.USN493TATACA Airbus A320 Accident · Dec 15, 2015On December 15, 2015, the aircraft (registration N649SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident at Nashville, leaving 9 injured. Source: the FAA (United States).USN649SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 15, 2015On December 15, 2015, the DHC-8 402 aircraft (registration N416QX), operated by Horizon Air, was involved in an incident at Portland. Source: Horizon Air.USN416QXHorizon Air De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Dec 15, 2015On December 15, 2015, the DHC-8-402 aircraft (registration N435QX), operated by Horizon Air, was involved in an incident at Spokane. Source: Horizon Air.USN435QXHorizon Air De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Dec 15, 2015On December 15, 2015, the Avro RJ85 aircraft (registration EI-RJT), operated by CityJet, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam-Schiphol (AMS) International Airport (Netherlands) due to a problem during towing or pushback. Source: CityJet.IEEI-RJTCityJet BAe 146 / Avro RJ Incident · Dec 15, 2014On December 15, 2014, the Airbus Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration VP-BMW), operated by Ural, was involved in an incident at Nizhniy Novgorod. Source: Ural.BMVP-BMWUral Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 15, 2014On December 15, 2014, the Boeing 777-228(ER) aircraft (registration F-GSPF), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Inverness. Source: Air France.FRF-GSPFAir France Boeing 777 Incident · Dec 15, 2013On December 15, 2013, the Boeing 767-322(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N664UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Gander due to a cabin cooling system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN664UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Dec 15, 2013On December 15, 2013, the Boeing 767-375 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GHOZ), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Montreal. Source: Air Canada.CAC-GHOZAir Canada Boeing 767 Incident · Dec 15, 2012On December 15, 2012, the Boeing 767-375 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FTCA), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Anchorage due to a navigation system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FTCAAir Canada Boeing 767 Incident · Dec 15, 2012On December 15, 2012, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N943SW), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Albuquerque. Source: the FAA (United States).USN943SWSkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJ Accident · Dec 15, 2012On December 15, 2012, the Boeing 737-3H4 aircraft (registration N602SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident at Albany. Source: the FAA (United States).USN602SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 15, 2012On December 15, 2012, the Avro 146 RJ100 aircraft (registration HB-IYT), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at London. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-IYTSwiss International Air Lines BAe 146 / Avro RJ Incident · Dec 15, 2011On December 15, 2011, the aircraft (registration OK-GEB), operated by CSA, was involved in an incident at Prague. Source: CSA.CZOK-GEBCSA Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 15, 2011On December 15, 2011, the ATR ATR 42 500 aircraft (registration VQ-BKQ), operated by Nordstar, was involved in an incident at Krasnojarsk. Source: Nordstar.BMVQ-BKQNordstar ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Dec 15, 2011On December 15, 2011, the Boeing 777 3ZGER aircraft (registration VH-VOZ), operated by Virgin Australia, was involved in an incident. Source: the FAA (United States).AUVH-VOZVirgin Australia Boeing 777 Incident · Dec 15, 2011On December 15, 2011, the Airbus A319-131 aircraft (registration N808UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: United Airlines.USN808UAUnited Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Dec 15, 2011On December 15, 2011, the Boeing 757-232 aircraft (registration N693DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Kansas City. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN693DLDelta Air Lines Boeing 757 Incident · Dec 15, 2010On December 15, 2010, the Boeing 737-81M (WL) aircraft (registration A4O-BE), operated by Oman Air, was involved in an incident at Salalah (SLL) Airport (Oman) due to an impact against the runway edge lights. Source: Oman Air.OMA4O-BEOman Air Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 15, 2008On December 15, 2008, the Airbus A319-111 aircraft (registration G-EZDM), operated by Easyjet, was involved in an incident near Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) International Airport (France) due to a hydraulic failure. Source: Easyjet.GBG-EZDMEasyjet Airbus A319 Incident · Dec 15, 2006On December 15, 2006, the Boeing 737-824 aircraft (registration N24202), operated by Continental Airlines, was involved in an incident at Colorado Spring, Colorado (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN24202Continental Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 15, 1997On December 15, 1997, the Airbus A300B4-605R aircraft (registration N90070), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Montego Bay, (United States) due to a tailstrike. Source: American Airlines.USN90070American Airlines Airbus A300

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