On this day in aviation — July 15
803 notable aviation events on July 15 across history, drawn from official investigation records.
Every year on July 15, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 803 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.
Notable events
- July 15, 2009Hull loss
168 fatalities
The three engine aircraft departed Tehran-Imam Khomeiny Airport at 1117LT on a regular schedule flight to Yerevan, carrying 158 passengers and 10 crew members. Sixteen minutes after takeoff, while cruising over Qazvin…
- July 15, 1975Hull loss
40 fatalities
While completing a visual approach to Batumi Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and initiated a go around procedure. The pilot-in-command completed a first turn to the right, flew for about 1,5 km…
- July 15, 1996Hull loss
34 fatalities
- July 15, 1959Hull loss
32 fatalities
Shortly after takeoff from Kuwait City Airport, while climbing, the four engine aircraft stalled and crashed in a desert area located 6,5 km from the airfield. The airplane was destroyed and all 32 occupants were killed.
- July 15, 1962
23 fatalities
Shortly after takeoff from Kon Tum Airport, while in initial climb, the airplane stalled and crashed in flames. Four passengers were injured while 23 other occupants were killed.
- July 15, 2009
15 fatalities
- July 15, 1966
10 fatalities
Crashed in unknown circumstances in a mountainous area, killing all 10 occupants.
- July 15, 1919
9 fatalities
See all 803 events for July 15:
https://himaxym.com/history/on-this-day
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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