December 221926
A landing on a mountain top
Milestone100 years ago
15historical events
60occurrences in earlier years
1926–2025years covered
Fact of the day
Bert Hinkler and John Leeming set an Avro Gosport biplane down on the summit of Helvellyn, 950 metres up in the English Lake District: the first landing of an aeroplane on a mountain top. They asked a walker to sign a paper as a witness, took off again and flew back to Manchester. A plaque on the summit remembers it.
Also on this day · 14
1938First flight The de Havilland Flamingo flies
The DH.95 Flamingo takes off, de Havilland’s first all-metal aircraft.
1945First flight The Beechcraft Bonanza flies
The Beechcraft Bonanza, an American utility aircraft, makes its first flight.
1967First flight The Bölkow Monsun flies
The MBB Bo 209 Monsun takes off, the German two-seat light aerobatic aircraft.
1973Accident A Royal Air Maroc Caravelle at Tangier
A Caravelle crashes on approach to Tangier: 106 lives lost.
1976First flight The Il-86 flies
First flight of the Ilyushin Il-86, the first Soviet wide-body, with its unusual boarding by its own stairs into the lower baggage deck.
1977First flight The Antonov An-72 flies
The An-72 takes off, the short-takeoff transport with its engines above the wings.
1980Milestone The Yakovlev Yak-42 enters service
The Yakovlev Yak-42, a Soviet narrow-body airliner, enters service.
1980Accident Saudia Flight 162: decompression over the Gulf
A Saudia TriStar suffers an explosive decompression over the Persian Gulf when a tyre bursts in the wheel well; two of the 292 aboard die.
1992Accident Libyan Arab 1103 and the MiG
A 727 collides in mid-air with a Libyan air force MiG-23 on approach to Tripoli: 157 lives lost.
1998First flight The Beechcraft Premier I flies
The Beechcraft Premier I, an American business jet, makes its first flight.
1999Accident Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509 at Stansted
A Korean Air 747 freighter crashes after takeoff from Stansted because of a faulty attitude indicator; its four crew die.
2001Accident The shoe bomber
Richard Reid tries to detonate explosives hidden in his shoes aboard an American 767 between Paris and Miami; passengers overpower him.
2010Airline Continental Micronesia merges into United
Continental Micronesia, the Guam airline, disappears in the merger with United.
2019Milestone Scandinavian Mountains Airport opens
Sweden opens Scandinavian Mountains Airport at Sälen, the first in Europe without a control tower.
This day in earlier years · 60
Occurrences recorded on December 22 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 22, 2025On December 22, 2025, the Boeing 787 9 aircraft (registration JA865J), operated by Japan Airlines, was involved in an accident at el océano Pacífico. Source: the JTSB (Japan).JPJA865JJapan Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Incident · Dec 22, 2025On December 22, 2025, the Bombardier CL-600-2C10 aircraft (registration N641CA), operated by Endeavor Air, was involved in an incident at Charlotte. Source: Endeavor Air.USN641CAEndeavor Air Bombardier CRJ
Incident · Dec 22, 2025On December 22, 2025, the Airbus A20N aircraft (registration CC-AZQ), operated by Sky, was involved in an incident at Santiago. Source: Sky.CLCC-AZQSky Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 22, 2025On December 22, 2025, the Airbus Airbus A320-251N aircraft (registration S7-PTI), operated by Seychelles, was involved in an incident. Source: Seychelles.SCS7-PTISeychelles Airbus A320
Incident · Dec 22, 2025On December 22, 2025, the Boeing Boeing 777-337(ER) aircraft (registration VT-ALS), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Delhi. Source: India.INVT-ALSAir India Boeing 777
Incident · Dec 22, 2024On December 22, 2024, the Airbus A320-214 (WL) aircraft (registration N276NV), operated by Allegiant Air, was involved in an incident over northern Indiana (United States) due to smoke or fumes in the cabin. Source: Allegiant Air.USN276NVAllegiant Air Airbus A320
Incident · Dec 22, 2024On December 22, 2024, the aircraft (registration PH-TFJ), operated by TUI Nederland, was involved in an incident at Brussels. Source: TUI Nederland.NLPH-TFJTUI Nederland Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Dec 22, 2024On December 22, 2024, the Bombardier CL-600-2C10 aircraft (registration N717EV), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Minneapolis. Source: SkyWest Airlines.USN717EVSkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJ Incident · Dec 22, 2024On December 22, 2024, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration PH-TFJ), operated by TUI fly Netherlands, was involved in an incident southeast of Brussels (Belgium) due to a lightning strike. Source: TUI fly Netherlands.NLPH-TFJTUI fly Netherlands Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Accident · Dec 22, 2023On December 22, 2023, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration XA-VLT), operated by Volaris, was involved in an accident at Guadalajara. Source: Volaris.MXXA-VLTVolaris Airbus A321
Incident · Dec 22, 2023On December 22, 2023, the Embraer ERJ-170LR (ERJ-170-100 LR) aircraft (registration F-HBXN), operated by Air France Hop, was involved in an incident at Turin. Source: Air France Hop.FRF-HBXNAir France Hop Embraer E170 / E175
Incident · Dec 22, 2023On December 22, 2023, the Boeing 737-8H4(WL) aircraft (registration N8327A), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Atlanta. Source: the FAA (United States).USN8327ASouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 22, 2023On December 22, 2023, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration G-ZBKC), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Delhi. Source: British Airways.GBG-ZBKCBritish Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Incident · Dec 22, 2023On December 22, 2023, the Boeing 777-224(ER) aircraft (registration N77014), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: United Airlines.USN77014United Airlines Boeing 777
Incident · Dec 22, 2022On December 22, 2022, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N907AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Wichita. Source: American Airlines.USN907ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Dec 22, 2022On December 22, 2022, the Airbus A330 223 aircraft (registration HL8227), operated by Korean, was involved in an incident at Seoul. Source: Korean.KRHL8227Korean Airbus A330
Incident · Dec 22, 2022On December 22, 2022, the Boeing 747-412 (BCF) aircraft (registration PH-MPS), operated by Martinair, was involved in an incident at Miami (MIA) International Airport (United States) due to a hard landing. Source: Martinair.NLPH-MPSMartinair Boeing 747
Incident · Dec 22, 2022On December 22, 2022, the DHC-8 103B aircraft (registration LN-WIP), operated by Wideroe, was involved in an incident at Svolvaer. Source: AIBN.NOLN-WIPWideroe De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Dec 22, 2022On December 22, 2022, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration C-FVNF), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident 45 nautical miles east of Tokyo-Narita (NRT) Airport (Japan) due to turbulence. Source: Air Canada.CAC-FVNFAir Canada Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Incident · Dec 22, 2021On December 22, 2021, the Boeing B734 aircraft (registration EC-NMK), operated by Swift, was involved in an incident at Colonia. Source: Swift.ESEC-NMKSwift Boeing 737
Incident · Dec 22, 2021On December 22, 2021, the Airbus A321-211 (WL) aircraft (registration PT-XPF), operated by LATAM Airlines Brasil, was involved in an incident at São Paulo-Guarulhos (GRU) International Airport (Brazil) due to a bird strike. Source: LATAM Airlines Brasil.BRPT-XPFLATAM Airlines Brasil Airbus A321
Incident · Dec 22, 2021On December 22, 2021, the Embraer ERJ-145LR aircraft (registration N16911), operated by Kingman Aviation Services, was involved in an incident at Kingman (IGM) Airport (United States) due to an engine failure. Source: Kingman Aviation Services.USN16911Kingman Aviation Services Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Incident · Dec 22, 2020On December 22, 2020, the Airbus A320-211 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-FKPT), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Edmonton. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FKPTAir Canada Airbus A320
Incident · Dec 22, 2020On December 22, 2020, the Boeing 737-8 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FSNQ), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Tucson due to a hydraulic system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FSNQAir Canada Boeing 737 MAX
Incident · Dec 22, 2020On December 22, 2020, the ATR ATR 72-600 aircraft (registration ZK-MVV), operated by Air New Zealand, was involved in an incident at Napier. Source: Air New Zealand.NZZK-MVVAir New Zealand ATR 42 / 72
Incident · Dec 22, 2020On December 22, 2020, the Airbus A330-323 aircraft (registration N812NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN812NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A330 Incident · Dec 22, 2019On December 22, 2019, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N920SW), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Indianapolis. Source: SkyWest Airlines.USN920SWSkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJ
Accident · Dec 22, 2019On December 22, 2019, the Boeing 737-824 aircraft (registration N87513), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at Denver, Colorado (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN87513United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 22, 2019On December 22, 2019, the Airbus A20N aircraft (registration VT-WJE), operated by GoAir, was involved in an incident at Mumbai. Source: GoAir.INVT-WJEGoAir Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 22, 2018On December 22, 2018, the Boeing 747-428 aircraft (registration N919CA), operated by National Airlines, was involved in an incident at Delhi Airspace (India) due to a loss of separation with another aircraft (airprox). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN919CANational Airlines Boeing 747 Incident · Dec 22, 2018On December 22, 2018, the ATR ATR 72 600 aircraft (registration PR-AQZ), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Maceio. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).BRPR-AQZAzul Linhas Aéreas ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Dec 22, 2018On December 22, 2018, the Boeing 737-8K2(WL) aircraft (registration PH-HXD), operated by Transavia, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Transavia.NLPH-HXDTransavia Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 22, 2018On December 22, 2018, the Airbus A320 214SL aircraft (registration 9K-AKE), operated by Kuwait, was involved in an incident at Mumbai. Source: Kuwait.KW9K-AKEKuwait Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 22, 2018On December 22, 2018, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration HB-IJW), operated by Edelweiss, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Edelweiss.CHHB-IJWEdelweiss Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 22, 2017On December 22, 2017, the ATR ATR 72 600 aircraft (registration XA-MKH), operated by Aeromar, was involved in an incident at Ciudad de Mexico. Source: Aeromar.MXXA-MKHAeromar ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Dec 22, 2017On December 22, 2017, the ATR ATR 72 600 aircraft (registration XA-UYT), operated by Aeromar, was involved in an incident at Ciudad de Mexico. Source: Aeromar.MXXA-UYTAeromar ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Dec 22, 2017On December 22, 2017, the Boeing 737-8BK (WL) aircraft (registration LV-FQZ), operated by Aerolíneas Argentinas, was involved in an incident at Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery (AEP) Airport (Argentina) due to a loss of separation in flight (airprox). Source: Aerolíneas Argentinas.ARLV-FQZAerolíneas Argentinas Boeing 737
Incident · Dec 22, 2017On December 22, 2017, the DC-9 83 aircraft (registration N409NV), operated by Allegiant Air, was involved in an incident at Portsmouth. Source: Allegiant Air.USN409NVAllegiant Air McDonnell Douglas MD-80
Incident · Dec 22, 2017On December 22, 2017, the Embraer ERJ-190LR (ERJ-190-100 LR) aircraft (registration OH-LKH), operated by Finnair, was involved in an incident at Oslo. Source: Finnair.FIOH-LKHFinnair Embraer E190 / E195
Incident · Dec 22, 2017On December 22, 2017, the DC-9 88 aircraft (registration N931DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Orlando. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN931DLDelta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Dec 22, 2017On December 22, 2017, the Boeing 737NG 8BK/W aircraft (registration LV-FRQ), operated by Argentinas, was involved in an incident at Buenos Aires. Source: Argentinas.ARLV-FRQArgentinas Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 22, 2017On December 22, 2017, the Airbus A320 216SL aircraft (registration 9M-AJT), was involved in an incident.MY9M-AJTDesconocida Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 22, 2017On December 22, 2017, the Airbus A321-211 (WL) aircraft (registration HZ-ASQ), operated by Saudi Arabian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Yeda-King Abdulaziz (JED) International Airport (Saudi Arabia) due to a fire on board. Source: Saudi Arabian Airlines.SAHZ-ASQSaudi Arabian Airlines Airbus A321
Incident · Dec 22, 2017On December 22, 2017, the Boeing Boeing 737 3Q8 aircraft (registration EW-336PA), operated by Belavia, was involved in an incident at Kyiv. Source: Belavia.BYEW-336PABelavia Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 22, 2016On December 22, 2016, the Boeing 737-824(WL) aircraft (registration N35236), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Houston. Source: United Airlines.USN35236United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 22, 2016On December 22, 2016, the Boeing 737NG 83N/W aircraft (registration S2-AFL), operated by Biman, was involved in an incident at Muscat and Dhaka. Source: Biman.BDS2-AFLBiman Boeing 737
Incident · Dec 22, 2016On December 22, 2016, the Airbus A319 132 aircraft (registration PR-MBU), operated by LATAM, was involved in an incident at Porto Alegre. Source: LATAM.BRPR-MBULATAM Airbus A319 Incident · Dec 22, 2016On December 22, 2016, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration RP-C8615), operated by PAL, was involved in an incident at Cebu. Source: PAL.PHRP-C8615PAL Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 22, 2016On December 22, 2016, the Airbus AIRBUS A321-211 aircraft (registration G-TCDV), operated by Thomas Cook, was involved in an incident at Porto. Source: Thomas Cook.GBG-TCDVThomas Cook Airbus A321 Incident · Dec 22, 2016On December 22, 2016, the Boeing 737NG 8JP/W aircraft (registration LN-NHD), operated by Norwegian, was involved in an incident at Trondheim. Source: Norwegian.NOLN-NHDNorwegian Boeing 737
Incident · Dec 22, 2016On December 22, 2016, the Airbus A380 841 aircraft (registration 9M-MND), operated by Malaysia, was involved in an incident at Budapest. Source: Malaysia.MY9M-MNDMalaysia Airbus A380
Incident · Dec 22, 2015On December 22, 2015, the Airbus A330-343 aircraft (registration 4R-ALL), operated by SriLankan Airlines, was involved in an incident at Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi (BKK) International Airport (Thailand) due to an impact by a ground service vehicle. Source: SriLankan Airlines.LK4R-ALLSriLankan Airlines Airbus A330
Incident · Dec 22, 2015On December 22, 2015, the Airbus A340-313 aircraft (registration D-AIGW), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at London. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIGWLufthansa Airbus A340 Incident · Dec 22, 2015On December 22, 2015, the Boeing Boeing 737 3M8 aircraft (registration CP-2552), operated by Boliviana, was involved in an incident at Sucre. Source: Boliviana.BOCP-2552Boliviana Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 22, 2015On December 22, 2015, the ATR ATR 72-212 A aircraft (registration EI-REM), operated by Stobart, was involved in an incident at Isle of Man. Source: the BEA (France).IEEI-REMStobart ATR 42 / 72
Incident · Dec 22, 2014On December 22, 2014, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-DCN), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Tallinn. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-DCNRyanair Boeing 737
Incident · Dec 22, 2014On December 22, 2014, the Boeing 737-724(WL) aircraft (registration N27722), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Austin. Source: United Airlines.USN27722United Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Dec 22, 2014On December 22, 2014, the Boeing 777-223(ER) aircraft (registration N773AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Tokyo. Source: American Airlines.USN773ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Dec 22, 2014On December 22, 2014, the Boeing BOEING 747-436 aircraft (registration G-BNLJ), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Johannesburgo. Source: British Airways.GBG-BNLJBritish Airways Boeing 747
Incident · Dec 22, 2014On December 22, 2014, the Boeing 737-832(WL) aircraft (registration N398DA), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Salt Lake City. Source: the FAA (United States).USN398DADelta Air Lines Boeing 737Photo: Nigel Davies · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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