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Occurrences recorded on December 19 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 19, 2025On December 19, 2025, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration XA-VDM), operated by Magnicharters, was involved in an incident at Mexico City (Mexico) due to a systems failure during a rejected take-off. Source: the NTSB (United States).MXXA-VDMMagnicharters Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 19, 2025On December 19, 2025, the Boeing 777 3Q8ER aircraft (registration AP-BMS), operated by Pakistan International Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dammam. Source: PIA.PKAP-BMSPakistan International Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Dec 19, 2024On December 19, 2024, the Boeing 737-832 aircraft (registration N3772H), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Belize City (Belize) due to a loss of separation with another aircraft (TCAS alert) during initial climb. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN3772HDelta Air Lines Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 19, 2024On December 19, 2024, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration EC-MOM), operated by Air Europa, was involved in an incident at Asuncion. Source: Air Europa.ESEC-MOMAir Europa Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Dec 19, 2024On December 19, 2024, the Embraer ERJ-195-E2 (ERJ-190-400 STD) aircraft (registration PH-NXJ), operated by KLM Cityhopper, was involved in an incident. Source: KLM Cityhopper.NLPH-NXJKLM Cityhopper Embraer E-Jet E2 Incident · Dec 19, 2024On December 19, 2024, the Boeing 737-86N(WL) aircraft (registration LN-NIP), operated by Norwegian Air Shuttle, was involved in an incident at Molde. Source: AIBN.NOLN-NIPNorwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 19, 2024On December 19, 2024, the Boeing 737-824 aircraft (registration N14249), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Belize City (Belize) due to a loss of separation with another aircraft (TCAS alert). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN14249United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 19, 2023On December 19, 2023, the Boeing 777-3ALER aircraft (registration B-16735), operated by EVA Air, was involved in an incident at San Francisco International Airport (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft during pushback. Source: EVA Air.CNB-16735EVA Air Boeing 777 Incident · Dec 19, 2023On December 19, 2023, the Boeing 737-4M0 (SF) aircraft (registration EI-STW), operated by ASL, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: DSB.IEEI-STWASL Boeing 737 Accident · Dec 19, 2023On December 19, 2023, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration N8514F), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident at San Luis, Missouri (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN8514FSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 19, 2023On December 19, 2023, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N607JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Newark-Liberty (EWR) International Airport (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN607JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 19, 2023On December 19, 2023, the Boeing 777-224(ER) aircraft (registration N78001), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident due to the presence of smoke in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN78001United Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Dec 19, 2023On December 19, 2023, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration HK-5434), operated by Aerosucre, was involved in an incident at Quito (Ecuador) due to a flight control failure on final approach. Source: the NTSB (United States).COHK-5434Aerosucre Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 19, 2022On December 19, 2022, the Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW aircraft (registration N265JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN265JBJetBlue Airways Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Dec 19, 2022On December 19, 2022, the Bombardier CRJ-900LR aircraft (registration N600NN), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an incident at Tallahassee. Source: American Eagle.USN600NNAmerican Eagle Bombardier CRJ Incident · Dec 19, 2022On December 19, 2022, the Boeing 717-22A aircraft (registration N476HA), operated by Hawaiian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Kona. Source: Hawaiian Airlines.USN476HAHawaiian Airlines Boeing 717 Accident · Dec 19, 2022On December 19, 2022, the Boeing 767-322(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N651UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident, leaving 19 injured. Source: the FAA (United States).USN651UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Dec 19, 2022On December 19, 2022, the DHC-8 311Q aircraft (registration ZK-NEH), operated by Air New Zealand, was involved in an incident at Christchurch. Source: Air New Zealand.NZZK-NEHAir New Zealand De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Dec 19, 2022On December 19, 2022, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration HL8517), operated by Air Premia, was involved in an incident at Seoul-Incheon (ICN) International Airport (South Korea) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while under tow. Source: Air Premia.KRHL8517Air Premia Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Dec 19, 2022On December 19, 2022, the Antonov An-24RV aircraft (registration RA-46659), operated by IrAero, was involved in an incident at Magadan-Sokol (GDX) Airport (Russia) due to an impact by a ground service vehicle. Source: IrAero.RURA-46659IrAero Antonov An-24 Incident · Dec 19, 2022On December 19, 2022, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration RDPL-34199), operated by Lao Airlines, was involved in an incident at Seoul-Incheon (ICN) International Airport (South Korea) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while under tow. Source: Lao Airlines.LARDPL-34199Lao Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 19, 2021On December 19, 2021, the Boeing 737-8 aircraft (registration C-GEKX), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Vancouver. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GEKXAir Canada Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 19, 2021On December 19, 2021, the Boeing 767-336 aircraft (registration N705KW), operated by Eastern, was involved in an incident at Miami. Source: Eastern.USN705KWEastern Boeing 767 Incident · Dec 19, 2021On December 19, 2021, the Fokker 50 aircraft (registration HP-1794PST), operated by Panama, was involved in an incident at Bocas del Toro. Source: Panama.PAHP-1794PSTPanama Fokker 50 Incident · Dec 19, 2021On December 19, 2021, the Boeing Boeing 747-4HAER(F) aircraft (registration LX-MCL), operated by Cargolux, was involved in an incident at Novosibirsk. Source: Cargolux.LULX-MCLCargolux Boeing 747 Incident · Dec 19, 2020On December 19, 2020, the Boeing Boeing 737 524/W aircraft (registration VQ-BJT), operated by UTair, was involved in an incident at Igarka. Source: UTair.BMVQ-BJTUTair Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 19, 2020On December 19, 2020, the Airbus A320-214 (WL) aircraft (registration N538AV), operated by Avianca, was involved in an incident 16.41 nautical miles north-northwest of waypoint MIKOX (Colombia) due to a loss of separation in flight (airprox). Source: Avianca.USN538AVAvianca Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 19, 2020On December 19, 2020, the aircraft (registration N260UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident at Louisville. Source: UPS Airlines.USN260UPUPS Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Incident · Dec 19, 2019On December 19, 2019, the aircraft (registration JA606A), operated by ANA, was involved in an incident at Fukuoka. Source: ANA.JPJA606AANA Boeing 767 Incident · Dec 19, 2019On December 19, 2019, the Airbus A330 243 aircraft (registration PR-AIT), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Fortaleza. Source: Azul Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-AITAzul Linhas Aéreas Airbus A330 Accident · Dec 19, 2019On December 19, 2019, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration N68802), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at Chicago, Illinois (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN68802United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 19, 2019On December 19, 2019, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GLQC), operated by Porter Airlines, was involved in an incident at Windsor due to a declared emergency with a PAN urgency call during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GLQCPorter Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Dec 19, 2018On December 19, 2018, the Boeing 777-289 aircraft (registration JA8979), operated by Japan Airlines (JAL), was involved in an incident at Osaka-Itami (ITM) International Airport (Japan) due to an oil leak. Source: Japan Airlines (JAL).JPJA8979Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 777 Incident · Dec 19, 2018On December 19, 2018, the Airbus A319-114 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GAQL), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Vancouver due to a diversion for technical reasons during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GAQLAir Canada Airbus A319 Incident · Dec 19, 2018On December 19, 2018, the Boeing 737-790 (BDSF) (WL) aircraft (registration N626AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Anchorage-Ted Stevens (ANC) International Airport (United States) due to a wing-tip strike. Source: Alaska Airlines.USN626ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 19, 2018On December 19, 2018, the BD-500-1A11 (CS300) aircraft (registration HB-JCQ), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Geneva. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-JCQSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A220 Incident · Dec 19, 2017On December 19, 2017, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 (Series 900) (Bombardier) aircraft (registration C-GDJZ), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Regina. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GDJZAir Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJ Incident · Dec 19, 2017On December 19, 2017, the Boeing 757-223 aircraft (registration N190AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: American Airlines.USN190AAAmerican Airlines Boeing 757 Incident · Dec 19, 2017On December 19, 2017, the Boeing 767 332 aircraft (registration N594HA), operated by Hawaiian Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: Hawaiian Airlines.USN594HAHawaiian Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Dec 19, 2017On December 19, 2017, the Boeing 777-228(ER) aircraft (registration F-GSPI), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Asuncion. Source: Air France.FRF-GSPIAir France Boeing 777 Incident · Dec 19, 2017On December 19, 2017, the Bombardier CRJ-900LR aircraft (registration C-FJJZ), operated by Air Canada Express, opb Jazz Aviation, was involved in an incident at Winnipeg/James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (Canada) due to a burst tyre. Source: Air Canada Express, opb Jazz Aviation.CAC-FJJZAir Canada Express, opb Jazz Aviation Bombardier CRJ Incident · Dec 19, 2016On December 19, 2016, the Airbus A340 642 aircraft (registration D-AIHW), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIHWLufthansa Airbus A340 Incident · Dec 19, 2016On December 19, 2016, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 (Series 900) (Bombardier) aircraft (registration C-GPJZ), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident due to turbulence in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GPJZAir Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJ Incident · Dec 19, 2015On December 19, 2015, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 aircraft (registration N186PQ), operated by ExpressJet, was involved in an incident at Greenville. Source: ExpressJet.USN186PQExpressJet Bombardier CRJ Incident · Dec 19, 2015On December 19, 2015, the Airbus A330 343E aircraft (registration B-LAR), operated by Cathay Pacific, was involved in an incident at Delhi. Source: Cathay Pacific.CNB-LARCathay Pacific Airbus A330 Incident · Dec 19, 2015On December 19, 2015, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration JA826J), operated by Japan Airlines, was involved in an incident at Osaka. Source: Japan Airlines.JPJA826JJapan Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Dec 19, 2015On December 19, 2015, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration N477AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Seattle, Washington (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN477ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 19, 2014On December 19, 2014, the Airbus A330 301 aircraft (registration OO-SFN), operated by Brussels Airlines, was involved in an incident at Toulouse. Source: Brussels Airlines.BEOO-SFNBrussels Airlines Airbus A330 Incident · Dec 19, 2013On December 19, 2013, the McDonnell Douglas MD-11F aircraft (registration N599FE), operated by FedEx Express, was involved in an incident at Kansai (KIX) International Airport, Osaka Bay (Japan) due to an engine failure. Source: FedEx Express.USN599FEFedEx Express McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Incident · Dec 19, 2013On December 19, 2013, the Boeing 777-212ER aircraft (registration 9V-SRP), operated by Singapore Airlines, was involved in an incident at Singapore-Changi (SIN) International Airport (Singapore). Source: Singapore Airlines.SG9V-SRPSingapore Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Dec 19, 2013On December 19, 2013, the aircraft (registration N599FE), operated by FedEx Express, was involved in an incident at Osaka. Source: FedEx Express.USN599FEFedEx Express McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Incident · Dec 19, 2012On December 19, 2012, the Boeing 737 244F aircraft (registration ZS-SID), operated by SAA, was involved in an incident at Port Elizabeth. Source: SAA.ZAZS-SIDSAA Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 19, 2012On December 19, 2012, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N460AW), operated by Wisconsin, was involved in an incident at Philadelphia. Source: the FAA (United States).USN460AWWisconsin Bombardier CRJ Incident · Dec 19, 2012On December 19, 2012, the Boeing 737NG 8FE/W aircraft (registration VH-VOQ), operated by Virgin Australia, was involved in an incident at Melbourne. Source: Virgin Australia.AUVH-VOQVirgin Australia Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 19, 2010On December 19, 2010, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration D-AGWK), operated by Germanwings, was involved in an incident at Colonia/Bonn-Konrad Adenauer (CGN) Airport (Germany) due to a mechanical failure. Source: Germanwings.DED-AGWKGermanwings Airbus A319

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