The collision over New York

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This day in earlier years · 54

Occurrences recorded on December 16 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

Accident · Dec 16, 1960On December 16, 1960, the Douglas DC-8-11 aircraft (registration N8013U), operated by United Airlines, was involved in a fatal accident at Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York (United States), leaving 84 dead on board and 6 on the ground. Source: United Airlines.USN8013UUnited Airlines Douglas DC-8 Accident · Dec 16, 1960On December 16, 1960, the Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation aircraft (registration N6907C), operated by TWA Trans World Airlines, was involved in a fatal accident at Miller Field, Staten Island, New York (United States), leaving 44 dead. Source: TWA Trans World Airlines.USN6907CTWA Trans World Airlines Lockheed Constellation Incident · Dec 16, 2025On December 16, 2025, the Boeing 777 367 aircraft (registration B-HNE), operated by Cathay Pacific, was involved in an incident at Manila. Source: Cathay Pacific.CNB-HNECathay Pacific Boeing 777 Incident · Dec 16, 2025On December 16, 2025, the Airbus A330-303 aircraft (registration TC-JNZ), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Colombo. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-JNZTurkish Airlines Airbus A330 Incident · Dec 16, 2025On December 16, 2025, the ATR ATR 42-600 aircraft (registration JA13HC), operated by Hokkaido, was involved in an incident at Okushiri. Source: Hokkaido.JPJA13HCHokkaido ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Dec 16, 2024On December 16, 2024, the Boeing BOEING 737-8K5 aircraft (registration G-TAWB), operated by TUI, was involved in an incident East Midlands. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).GBG-TAWBTUI Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 16, 2023On December 16, 2023, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration G-DRTZ), operated by Jet2.com, was involved in an incident at Glasgow. Source: Jet2.com.GBG-DRTZJet2.com Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 16, 2022On December 16, 2022, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 (Series 900) (Bombardier) aircraft (registration C-GJAZ), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GJAZAir Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJ Incident · Dec 16, 2022On December 16, 2022, the Airbus A300 F4-622R aircraft (registration N131UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: UPS Airlines.USN131UPUPS Airlines Airbus A300 Incident · Dec 16, 2022On December 16, 2022, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N668AW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Nashville. Source: American Airlines.USN668AWAmerican Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 16, 2022On December 16, 2022, the Airbus A320-211 aircraft (registration N347NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Grand Rapids. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN347NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 16, 2020On December 16, 2020, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 8K5/W aircraft (registration VQ-BDO), operated by Nordstar, was involved in an incident at St. Petersburg. Source: Nordstar.BMVQ-BDONordstar Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 16, 2020On December 16, 2020, the Airbus A320-216 aircraft (registration EI-EIC), operated by Alitalia, was involved in an incident at Rome. Source: Alitalia.IEEI-EICAlitalia Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 16, 2020On December 16, 2020, the Boeing 737-8H4(WL) aircraft (registration N8307K), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN8307KSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 16, 2020On December 16, 2020, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration N848VA), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: Alaska Airlines.USN848VAAlaska Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 16, 2019On December 16, 2019, the Boeing 787-9 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FRSE), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Arctic Bay due to a declared emergency with a PAN urgency call in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FRSEAir Canada Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Dec 16, 2019On December 16, 2019, the Boeing 777-206(ER) aircraft (registration PH-BQB), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Kazan. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BQBKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Dec 16, 2019On December 16, 2019, the Airbus A20N aircraft (registration VT-IZJ), operated by IndiGo, was involved in an incident at Bagdogra. Source: IndiGo.INVT-IZJIndiGo Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 16, 2019On December 16, 2019, the Boeing 737-924(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N39475), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Albuquerque. Source: United Airlines.USN39475United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 16, 2019On December 16, 2019, the Boeing 767 aircraft (registration N642UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Shannon (Ireland). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN642UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767 Accident · Dec 16, 2019On December 16, 2019, the Airbus A330 243 aircraft (registration EC-LQO), operated by Europa, was involved in an accident at Madrid. Source: CIAIAC (Spain).ESEC-LQOEuropa Airbus A330 Incident · Dec 16, 2019On December 16, 2019, the Airbus A330-323 aircraft (registration N815NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident due to the presence of smoke in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN815NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A330 Incident · Dec 16, 2019On December 16, 2019, the Boeing 737NG 8K5/W aircraft (registration ZS-ZWT), operated by Comair, was involved in an incident at Johannesburgo. Source: Comair.ZAZS-ZWTComair Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 16, 2019On December 16, 2019, the Airbus A330-343 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GHKW), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident due to a hydraulic system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GHKWAir Canada Airbus A330 Incident · Dec 16, 2017On December 16, 2017, the Airbus A319 114 aircraft (registration VP-BTQ), operated by S7 Airlines, was involved in an incident at Rostov. Source: S7 Airlines.BMVP-BTQS7 Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Dec 16, 2017On December 16, 2017, the Airbus A380 861 aircraft (registration A6-EUJ), operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident at Dubai. Source: Emirates.AEA6-EUJEmirates Airbus A380 Incident · Dec 16, 2017On December 16, 2017, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-EMA), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Milan. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-EMARyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 16, 2017On December 16, 2017, the Boeing 767-322ER (WL) aircraft (registration N663UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Bcn-Ewr - due to a fire on board. Source: United Airlines.USN663UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Dec 16, 2016On December 16, 2016, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 8JP/W aircraft (registration LN-NGN), operated by Norwegian, was involved in an incident at Stavanger. Source: Norwegian.NOLN-NGNNorwegian Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 16, 2016On December 16, 2016, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 79P/W aircraft (registration YR-BMA), operated by Blue, was involved in an incident. Source: Blue.ROYR-BMABlue Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 16, 2016On December 16, 2016, the DHC-8 402 NG aircraft (registration SP-EQC), operated by LOT Polish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Cluj. Source: LOT Polish Airlines.PLSP-EQCLOT Polish Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Dec 16, 2016On December 16, 2016, the Airbus A319 aircraft (registration 5A-OND), operated by Afriqiyah Airways, was involved in an incident at Trípoli-Mitiga (MJI) International Airport (Libya) due to damage from gunfire on the ground. Source: Afriqiyah Airways.LY5A-ONDAfriqiyah Airways Airbus A319 Incident · Dec 16, 2016On December 16, 2016, the Boeing Boeing 777-35E(ER) aircraft (registration B-16726), operated by Eva, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles. Source: the FAA (United States).CNB-16726Eva Boeing 777 Accident · Dec 16, 2015On December 16, 2015, the Airbus A319 112 aircraft (registration VT-SCQ), operated by Air India, was involved in an accident at Mumbai. Source: Air India.INVT-SCQAir India Airbus A319 Incident · Dec 16, 2015On December 16, 2015, the Boeing 717-2BD aircraft (registration N943AT), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Denver. Source: the FAA (United States).USN943ATDelta Air Lines Boeing 717 Incident · Dec 16, 2015On December 16, 2015, the Boeing 737NG 97L aircraft (registration B-5106), operated by Shenzhen, was involved in an incident at Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Shanghái. Source: Shenzhen.CNB-5106Shenzhen Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 16, 2014On December 16, 2014, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration VN-A605), operated by Vietnam Airlines, was involved in an incident at Hanoi-Noi Bai (HAN) International Airport (Vietnam) due to a cabin depressurisation. Source: Vietnam Airlines.VNVN-A605Vietnam Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Dec 16, 2014On December 16, 2014, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration JY-BAE), operated by Royal Jordanian, was involved in an incident at London. Source: Royal Jordanian.JOJY-BAERoyal Jordanian Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Dec 16, 2014On December 16, 2014, the Boeing 767-328 aircraft (registration N342AX), operated by Omni, was involved in an incident at Bogota. Source: Omni.USN342AXOmni Boeing 767 Incident · Dec 16, 2014On December 16, 2014, the Airbus A321 231 aircraft (registration VN-A357), operated by Vietnam, was involved in an incident at Hanoi. Source: Vietnam.VNVN-A357Vietnam Airbus A321 Incident · Dec 16, 2014On December 16, 2014, the Boeing 767-332(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N177DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Billings. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN177DNDelta Air Lines Boeing 767 Accident · Dec 16, 2014On December 16, 2014, the Boeing 777 223 aircraft (registration N751AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at Ishikawa (Japan), leaving 12 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN751ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Dec 16, 2013On December 16, 2013, the Boeing 737-832(WL) aircraft (registration N372DA), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Madison. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN372DADelta Air Lines Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 16, 2012On December 16, 2012, the aircraft (registration G-EZUX), operated by Easyjet, was involved in an incident at Paris. Source: Easyjet.GBG-EZUXEasyjet Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 16, 2012On December 16, 2012, the Embraer Superjet 100 95 B aircraft (registration RA-89010), operated by Aeroflot, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: Aeroflot.RURA-89010Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 Incident · Dec 16, 2011On December 16, 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 16, 2011On December 16, 2011, the Boeing 737-73V(WL) aircraft (registration LV-CBS), operated by Aerolíneas Argentinas, was involved in an incident at Santa Cruz. Source: Aerolíneas Argentinas.ARLV-CBSAerolíneas Argentinas Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 16, 2011On December 16, 2011, the Airbus Airbus A320 211 aircraft (registration D-AIQE), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIQELufthansa Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 16, 2010On December 16, 2010, the Airbus A319-114 aircraft (registration D-AILC), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Hannover. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-AILCLufthansa Airbus A319 Incident · Dec 16, 2010On December 16, 2010, the Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 aircraft (registration D-ABQC), operated by Air Berlin, was involved in an incident at Hamburg. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-ABQCAir Berlin De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Dec 16, 2010On December 16, 2010, the Saab 340B aircraft (registration G-LGNI), operated by Flybe, opb Loganair, was involved in an incident at Kirkwall (KOI) Airport (United Kingdom). Source: Flybe, opb Loganair.GBG-LGNIFlybe, opb Loganair Saab 340 / 2000 Incident · Dec 16, 2008On December 16, 2008, the Bombardier Cl-600-2C10 aircraft (registration N511MJ), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago, Illinois (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN511MJUnited Airlines Bombardier CRJ Accident · Dec 16, 2007On December 16, 2007, the Bombardier Cl-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N918SW), operated by Delta Connection, was involved in an accident at Chicago, Illinois (United States) due to a problem during towing or pushback. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN918SWDelta Connection Bombardier CRJ Accident · Dec 16, 2007On December 16, 2007, the Bombardier Cl600-2B19 aircraft (registration N470ZW), operated by Air Wisconsin, was involved in an accident at Providence, Rhode Island (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN470ZWAir Wisconsin Bombardier CRJ

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