On This Day in Aviation History
September 2 · showing 20 of 953 recorded events
- September 2, 1998Hull loss
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION MD-11
229 fatalities
Département fédéral des transports, des communications et de l'énergie N° 1762 Rapport Final du Bureau de la sécurité des transports du Canada concernant l’accident de l'avion McDonnell Douglas MD-11, HB-IWF (SR 111) du…
- September 2, 1964
87 fatalities
Following an uneventful flight from Khabarovsk, the crew received the permission to descend to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport but was instructed to maintain a minimum altitude of 600 meters. By night, while in a flat…
- September 2, 1962Hull loss
86 fatalities
After departure from Khabarovsk-Novy Airport, the crew was cleared to climb to the altitude of 4,000 meters. Once this altitude was reached, ATC cleared the crew to continue to climb to 8,000 meters. While climbing to…
- September 2, 1970
37 fatalities
The airplane departed Rostov-on-Don Airport at 1455LT and reached the assigned altitude of 8,400 meters at 1514LT. At this time, ATC instructed the crew to climb to 9,000 meters due to traffic ahead. The new altitude of…
- September 2, 1969
35 fatalities
While descending to Pakse Airport, the crew encountered very bad weather conditions and was instructed to hold as a landing was impossible. Few minutes later, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances few km from…
- September 2, 1998
24 fatalities
Crashed in the Angolan province of Malanje about 30 minutes after takeoff from Luanda-4 de Fevereiro Airport, probably after being shot down by UNITA rebels. The pilot reported an engine fire and that he was going to…
- September 2, 2011
21 fatalities
The twin engine aircraft departed Santiago de Chile-Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez (Pudahuel) Airport on a special flight to Robinson Crusoe Island, carrying 17 passengers and a crew of four. The flight was organized by…
- September 2, 1981
21 fatalities
After takeoff from Paipa-Juan Jose Rondon Airport Runway 22, the twin engine airplane encountered serious difficulties to gain height. It passed closely over trees and several houses on a distance of three km then the…
- September 2, 1958
19 fatalities
Shortly after takeoff from Andersen AFB, the crew obtained the permission to climb to 8,000 feet. Few minutes later, the airplane crashed into the Philippines Sea about 55 km west of Guam Island. Few debris were found…
- September 2, 1960Hull loss
18 fatalities
The aircraft was performing a special flight from Mys Schmidta to Moscow with polar researchers from the Soviet Air Force on board. On the leg from Arkhangelsk to Cherepovets, the crew encountered poor weather…
- September 2, 1958
17 fatalities
The crew departed Incirlik AFB near Adana on a survey flight over Turkey. The mission consisted of an overflight of the region of Trabzon and Van, maintaining a minimum distance of 160 km with the Turkey/Armenia border.…
- September 2, 1963
15 fatalities
Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Laos while conducting a supply mission. A passenger survived while 15 other occupants were killed. It is believed the aircraft model needs to be confirmed.
- September 2, 2006
14 fatalities
The aircraft departed at 13:43 for a mission over Afghanistan, in support of coalition forces engaging the Taliban. At 15:30 the airplane rendezvoused with an RAF Lockheed TriStar tanker and received fuel in an…
- September 2, 1948
13 fatalities
While cruising in low visibility due to marginal weather conditions, the aircraft hit the slope of Square Peak (4,600 feet) located in the region of Quirindi. The wreckage was found few hours later and all 13 occupants…
- September 2, 1955Hull loss
12 fatalities
While cruising in marginal weather conditions, the aircraft hit the slope of Mt Popa (1,518 meters high) located about 45 km east of Lanywa. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all 12 occupants were killed.…
- September 2, 1978
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200
11 fatalities
- September 2, 1943
10 fatalities
While performing a night bombing exercise, the four-engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field located 6 miles east of Fort Benton. All ten crew members were killed. Crew: 2nd Lt Jack Y. Fisk, 2nd Lt…
- September 2, 1955
9 fatalities
- September 2, 1995
8 fatalities
Failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering on approach, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and uncontrolled collision with terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot…
- September 2, 1986
8 fatalities
The pilot hired the aircraft privately from his employer to conduct a holiday flight during his leave. The journey commenced at Moorabbin on 25 August and the aircraft arrived at Cairns about midday 30 August, after…