On this day in aviation — July 18

Every year on July 18, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 811 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.

Notable events

• July 18, 1996Hull loss

  Boeing 747-131

  United States

  230 fatalities

  An explosion of the center wing fuel tank (CWT), resulting from ignition of the flammable fuel/air mixture in the tank. The source of ignition energy for the explosion could not be determined with certainty, but, of the…

• July 18, 1995

  Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

  Malagasy Air Force - Armée de l'Air Malgache · Madagascar

  36 fatalities

  On final approach to Antananarivo-Ivato Airport, the aircraft suffered a double engine failure, stalled and crashed 500 metres short of runway 11 threshold. Two passengers were seriously injured while 34 other occupants…

• July 18, 1970

  Antonov AN-22

  Soviet Air Force - Voyenno-vozdushnye sily CCCP · Chile

  23 fatalities

  The aircraft was engaged in a humanitarian flight from Moscow to Lima, Peru, carrying 15 passengers, a crew of eight and various goods in favor of the victims of the recent earthquake. About 47 minutes after takeoff…

• July 18, 1970

  1970 Atlantic Ocean Antonov An-22 crash

  22 fatalities

• July 18, 1950Hull loss

  Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

  DTA Angola Airlines - Direcção dos Transportes Aéreos · Portugal

  12 fatalities

  While starting its descent to Lobito, the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located in the Bulobulo Mountain Range, about 19 km south of Bocoio. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all 12 occupants were killed.

• July 18, 1974

  PZL-Mielec AN-2

  Aeroflot · Chile

  9 fatalities

  Shortly after takeoff from Shyganak, one of the passenger entered the cockpit and sat down with both pilots. After the door was closed, the airplane started unusual manoeuvres. At a height of 150 meters, the crew…

• July 18, 1952

  Aero C-3A

  Czech Air Force - Ceské Vojenské Letectvo

  8 fatalities

  Crashed in unknown circumstances, killing all eight occupants. Source: www.leteckabadatelna.cz

• July 18, 1980

  Sikorsky S-58T

  United States

  5 fatalities

  Main Rotor Blades; Material Failure. Factors: Separation In Flight; Vibration,Excessive; Aircraft Came To Rest In Water

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Data is aggregated from public investigation records and may be revised as sources are reconciled.