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Occurrences recorded on December 23 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 23, 2025On December 23, 2025, the Airbus A330-202 aircraft (registration VH-EBA), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident. Source: Qantas.AUVH-EBAQantas Airbus A330 Incident · Dec 23, 2025On December 23, 2025, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration EC-JTQ), operated by Vueling, was involved in an incident at Clermont-Ferrand. Source: Vueling.ESEC-JTQVueling Airbus A320 Accident · Dec 23, 2024On December 23, 2024, the BD-500-1A11 (CS300) aircraft (registration HB-JCD), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an accident at Graz (Austria). Source: Swiss.CHHB-JCDSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A220 Incident · Dec 23, 2024On December 23, 2024, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration OH-LXM), operated by Finnair, was involved in an incident over western Poland (Poland) due to a cracked or broken cockpit window. Source: Finnair.FIOH-LXMFinnair Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 23, 2023On December 23, 2023, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft (registration PR-XME), operated by Gol Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Fortaleza-Pinto Martins (FOR) Airport (Brazil) due to a bird strike. Source: Gol Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-XMEGol Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Dec 23, 2023On December 23, 2023, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration OE-LBK), operated by Austrian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Tenerife. Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LBKAustrian Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 23, 2023On December 23, 2023, the Airbus A330-323 aircraft (registration 9M-MTH), operated by Malaysia Airlines, was involved in an incident east of Vietnam (Vietnam) due to an engine failure. Source: Malaysia Airlines.MY9M-MTHMalaysia Airlines Airbus A330 Incident · Dec 23, 2023On December 23, 2023, the Embraer ERJ-170SE (ERJ-170-100 SE) aircraft (registration N778RH), operated by Envoy Air, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: Envoy Air.USN778RHEnvoy Air Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Dec 23, 2023On December 23, 2023, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration VH-VOL), operated by Virgin Australia, was involved in an incident at Sydney (Australia) due to a systems failure on approach. Source: the NTSB (United States).AUVH-VOLVirgin Australia Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 23, 2023On December 23, 2023, the Airbus A320-232(WL) aircraft (registration N806JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: the FAA (United States).USN806JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320 Accident · Dec 23, 2023On December 23, 2023, the Airbus A330-203 aircraft (registration 9H-MFS), operated by Maleth, was involved in an accident, leaving 11 injured. Source: Maleth.MT9H-MFSMaleth Airbus A330 Incident · Dec 23, 2023On December 23, 2023, the Airbus A319-112 aircraft (registration N730US), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Charlotte. Source: American Airlines.USN730USAmerican Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Dec 23, 2022On December 23, 2022, the Airbus A330-302 aircraft (registration EI-EAV), operated by Lingus, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: Lingus.IEEI-EAVLingus Airbus A330 Incident · Dec 23, 2022On December 23, 2022, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration N674NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an incident at Philadelphia. Source: Spirit Airlines.USN674NKSpirit Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Dec 23, 2022On December 23, 2022, the Airbus A380-842 aircraft (registration VH-OQH), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at Baku. Source: Qantas.AUVH-OQHQantas Airbus A380 Incident · Dec 23, 2022On December 23, 2022, the Airbus A330 343X aircraft (registration D-AIKC), operated by Eurowings Discover, was involved in an incident at Windhoek. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-AIKCEurowings Discover Airbus A330 Incident · Dec 23, 2022On December 23, 2022, the Boeing 777-337ER aircraft (registration VT-ALU), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Vancouver (YVR) International Airport (Canada) due to a bird strike. Source: Air India.INVT-ALUAir India Boeing 777 Incident · Dec 23, 2022On December 23, 2022, the Airbus A320 232SL aircraft (registration A7-AHQ), operated by Qatar Airways, was involved in an incident at Baghdad and Doha. Source: Qatar Airways.QAA7-AHQQatar Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 23, 2021On December 23, 2021, the Airbus A330 343E aircraft (registration 4R-ALQ), operated by SriLankan, was involved in an incident at Colombo. Source: SriLankan.LK4R-ALQSriLankan Airbus A330 Incident · Dec 23, 2021On December 23, 2021, the Boeing Boeing 777-240(LR) aircraft (registration AP-BGZ), operated by Pakistan International Airlines, was involved in an incident at Muscat. Source: Pakistan International Airlines.PKAP-BGZPakistan International Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Dec 23, 2021On December 23, 2021, the Boeing 777-236ER aircraft (registration G-YMME), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident over Atlantic Ocean, between London Gatwick and San Jose (United Kingdom) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: British Airways.GBG-YMMEBritish Airways Boeing 777 Incident · Dec 23, 2020On December 23, 2020, the ATR ATR 72 600 aircraft (registration P2-ATB), operated by PNG, was involved in an incident at Mount Hagen. Source: PNG.PGP2-ATBPNG ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Dec 23, 2020On December 23, 2020, the Boeing 777-333ER (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FNNQ), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Edmonton due to turbulence. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FNNQAir Canada Boeing 777 Incident · Dec 23, 2020On December 23, 2020, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration VT-EDE), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Kolkata. Source: Air India.INVT-EDEAir India Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 23, 2020On December 23, 2020, the Bombardier CRJ-900 aircraft (registration N574NN), operated by Blue Streak, was involved in an incident at Omaha. Source: the FAA (United States).USN574NNBlue Streak Bombardier CRJ Incident · Dec 23, 2020On December 23, 2020, the Embraer ERJ-175LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) aircraft (registration N249NN), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an incident at Omaha. Source: the FAA (United States).USN249NNAmerican Eagle Embraer E170 / E175 Accident · Dec 23, 2020On December 23, 2020, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N463UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at Houston, Texas (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN463UAUnited Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 23, 2019On December 23, 2019, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 8FZ/W aircraft (registration VQ-BTG), operated by Pobeda Airlines, was involved in an incident at Kirov. Source: Pobeda Airlines.BMVQ-BTGPobeda Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 23, 2019On December 23, 2019, the Airbus A321-271NX aircraft (registration TC-LSC), operated by Türk Hava Yollari - THY, was involved in an incident at Istanbul (IST) Airport (Turkey) due to an engine failure. Source: Türk Hava Yollari - THY.TRTC-LSCTürk Hava Yollari - THY Airbus A321 Incident · Dec 23, 2019On December 23, 2019, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration TC-OBY), operated by Onur Air, opf Holiday Europe, was involved in an incident at Nürnberg (NUE) Airport (Germany) due to a taxiway excursion. Source: Onur Air, opf Holiday Europe.TRTC-OBYOnur Air, opf Holiday Europe Airbus A321 Incident · Dec 23, 2019On December 23, 2019, the Boeing 737-275C (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GSPW), operated by Inuit, was involved in an incident at Val D'Or due to an engine instrumentation failure during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GSPWInuit Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 23, 2019On December 23, 2019, the Airbus A330-342 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GKTS), operated by Air Transat, was involved in an incident due to the incapacitation of a crew member for medical reasons in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GKTSAir Transat Airbus A330 Incident · Dec 23, 2019On December 23, 2019, the Airbus A20N aircraft (registration VT-WGL), operated by GoAir, was involved in an incident at Guwahati. Source: the FAA (United States).INVT-WGLGoAir Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 23, 2019On December 23, 2019, the Boeing 737-924(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N28478), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Tampa. Source: United Airlines.USN28478United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 23, 2018On December 23, 2018, the Airbus A319 112 aircraft (registration HC-CKN), operated by Avianca Ecuador, was involved in an incident at Guayaquil. Source: Avianca Ecuador.ECHC-CKNAvianca Ecuador Airbus A319 Incident · Dec 23, 2018On December 23, 2018, the Airbus A320-271N aircraft (registration VT-ITE), operated by IndiGo, was involved in an incident at Port Blair. Source: IndiGo.INVT-ITEIndiGo Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 23, 2018On December 23, 2018, the Airbus A321-271N aircraft (registration VQ-BGR), operated by S7 Airlines, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: S7 Airlines.BMVQ-BGRS7 Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Dec 23, 2018On December 23, 2018, the Airbus A321 211 aircraft (registration B-6683), operated by China Southern, was involved in an incident at Penang. Source: China Southern.CNB-6683China Southern Airbus A321 Incident · Dec 23, 2018On December 23, 2018, the Antonov An-24RV aircraft (registration RA-47315), operated by RusLine, lsf Izhavia, was involved in an incident at Bodaybo (ODO) Airport (Russia) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: RusLine, lsf Izhavia.RURA-47315RusLine, lsf Izhavia Antonov An-24 Incident · Dec 23, 2017On December 23, 2017, the Airbus A330 343E aircraft (registration B-LNU), operated by Hong Kong, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong. Source: Hong Kong.CNB-LNUHong Kong Airbus A330 Incident · Dec 23, 2017On December 23, 2017, the Boeing 747-8F aircraft (registration B-LJK), operated by Cathay Pacific Cargo, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok (HKG) International Airport (Hong Kong) due to a runway incursion. Source: Cathay Pacific Cargo.CNB-LJKCathay Pacific Cargo Boeing 747 Accident · Dec 23, 2017On December 23, 2017, the Boeing 737-8HC(WL) aircraft (registration TC-SEO), operated by SunExpress, was involved in an accident at Hamburg. Source: SunExpress.TRTC-SEOSunExpress Boeing 737 Accident · Dec 23, 2017On December 23, 2017, the Boeing Boeing 737 524/W aircraft (registration VP-BVZ), operated by UTair, was involved in an accident at Moscow. Source: UTair.BMVP-BVZUTair Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 23, 2017On December 23, 2017, the Boeing 737 524/W aircraft (registration VP-BXU), operated by UTair, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: UTair.BMVP-BXUUTair Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 23, 2017On December 23, 2017, the Airbus A319-112 aircraft (registration VT-SCC), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Kolkata-Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose (CCU) International Airport (India) due to a bird strike. Source: Air India.INVT-SCCAir India Airbus A319 Incident · Dec 23, 2017On December 23, 2017, the Boeing 737-8SA (WL) aircraft (registration 9V-MGG), operated by SilkAir, was involved in an incident at Medan-Kualanamu (KNO) International Airport (Indonesia) due to being struck by a ground vehicle or a piece of ground equipment. Source: SilkAir.SG9V-MGGSilkAir Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 23, 2016On December 23, 2016, the Airbus A330-323 aircraft (registration N811NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Appleton International Airport, WI (ATW) (United States) due to a taxiway excursion. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN811NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A330 Incident · Dec 23, 2016On December 23, 2016, the aircraft (registration HK-4659), operated by Avianca, was involved in an incident at Bogota. Source: Avianca.COHK-4659Avianca Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 23, 2016On December 23, 2016, the Boeing 737-8AS (WL) aircraft (registration EI-FRO), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Chania-Soúda (CHQ) Airport (Greece). Source: Ryanair.IEEI-FRORyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 23, 2016On December 23, 2016, the Boeing 777FZB aircraft (registration N777SA), operated by Southern Air, was involved in an incident at London. Source: Southern Air.USN777SASouthern Air Boeing 777 Incident · Dec 23, 2016On December 23, 2016, the Airbus Airbus A320 211 aircraft (registration D-AIQE), operated by Germanwings, was involved in an incident at Dusseldorf. Source: Germanwings.DED-AIQEGermanwings Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 23, 2016On December 23, 2016, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration 5A-ONB), operated by Afriqiyah, was involved in an incident. Source: Afriqiyah.LY5A-ONBAfriqiyah Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 23, 2016On December 23, 2016, the Boeing 777 240ER aircraft (registration AP-BGJ), operated by Pakistan International Airlines, was involved in an incident at Lahore. Source: Pakistan International Airlines.PKAP-BGJPakistan International Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Dec 23, 2015On December 23, 2015, the Airbus A350-941 aircraft (registration N810NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Atlanta. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN810NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A330 Incident · Dec 23, 2015On December 23, 2015, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration N123NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Lubbock. Source: American Airlines.USN123NNAmerican Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Dec 23, 2015On December 23, 2015, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 aircraft (registration N181PQ), operated by ExpressJet, was involved in an incident at Corpus Christi. Source: ExpressJet.USN181PQExpressJet Bombardier CRJ Incident · Dec 23, 2015On December 23, 2015, the Boeing 737NG 76N/W aircraft (registration N7709A), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Oakland. Source: the FAA (United States).USN7709ASouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 23, 2015On December 23, 2015, the Embraer ERJ-190-LR (ERJ-190-100 LR) aircraft (registration XA-ACC), operated by Aeroméxico Connect, was involved in an incident at Ciudad de Mexico. Source: Aeroméxico Connect.MXXA-ACCAeroméxico Connect Embraer E190 / E195 Accident · Dec 23, 2015On December 23, 2015, the Boeing 737 7H4 aircraft (registration N475WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident at Charlotte, North Carolina (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN475WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 23, 2014On December 23, 2014, the Airbus A340-313 aircraft (registration F-GLZU), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Antananarivo-Ivato (TNR) Airport due to an impact or fall involving the passenger stairs. Source: Air France.FRF-GLZUAir France Airbus A340

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