On this day in aviation — July 13
827 notable aviation events on July 13 across history, drawn from official investigation records.
Every year on July 13, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 827 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.
Notable events
- July 13, 1956
46 fatalities
The Liftmaster was engaged in a transatlantic flight from McGuire (Fort Dix) Airbase to Lakenheath, UK, with an intermediate stop at Stephenville. Less than two minutes after takeoff from McGuire AFB runway 24, while…
- July 13, 1963Hull loss
33 fatalities
On final approach to Irkustk-Intl Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and a visibility below minima. The airplane lost height and struck approach lights located 2,450 meters short of runway 29…
- July 13, 2011Hull loss
16 fatalities
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- July 13, 1950
16 fatalities
The crew was performing a navigational exercice out from Biggs AFB, Texas. While cruising at an altitude of 7,000 feet, the aircraft went into a spin and crashed in a vertical attitude in a huge explosion in a field…
- July 13, 1955
10 fatalities
Shortly after takeoff from Castle AFB, while climbing, the aircraft suffered serious technical issues and crashed in a huge explosion about seven miles northwest of the airbase, near the city of Cressey. All ten crew…
- July 13, 1998Hull loss
8 fatalities
The aircraft was engaged in a cargo flight from Ras al-Khaimah to Mykolaiv, carrying eight crew members and a load of various goods among them few tons of water melons. Following a night takeoff from runway 34 at a…
- July 13, 1972Hull loss
8 fatalities
The aircraft departed Adelaide-Parafield Airport on a charter flight to Moomba, carrying seven passengers and a passenger on behalf of Santos Ltd. At the time of the accident, it as owned and operated by Ansett…
- July 13, 1997
8 fatalities
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See all 827 events for July 13:
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Data is aggregated from public investigation records and may be revised as sources are reconciled.
Primary source: https://himaxym.com/history/on-this-day
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