On this day in aviation — July 21
811 notable aviation events on July 21 across history, drawn from official investigation records.
Every year on July 21, 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 21, 1951
37 fatalities
The four engine aircraft left Vancouver at 1853LT bound for Tokyo-Haneda with an intermediate stop in Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage. While cruising along the Alaskan shore, vertical to the Cape Spencer, near Elfin Cove,…
- July 21, 2025
34 fatalities
- July 21, 1968
14 fatalities
On the leg from Daraut-Kurgan to Osh of a flight from Dzhargital to Osh, the crew encountered below-minima weather conditions (thunderstorm and rain). He failed to return, lost orientation and deviated from the…
- July 21, 1919
13 fatalities
- July 21, 1989
9 fatalities
On approach to Manila-Ninoy Aquino Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with strong winds and heavy rain falls. On final, the crew was informed by ATC he was too high on the glide and it would…
- July 21, 1957
9 fatalities
The crew was taking part to a SAR mission following the disappearance two days earlier of another USN Netpune. En route, the airplane struck the slope of Mt Granero (3,170 meters high) located near the French border,…
- July 21, 1980Hull loss
8 fatalities
Improper Maintenance (Owner Personnel); Valve Assemblies; Material Failure; Missing; External Supercharger; Foreign Material Affecting Normal Operations; Previous Damage
- July 21, 1960Hull loss
8 fatalities
After a course of 750 meters at Minsk Airport, the pilot-in-command completed the rotation. Due to an insufficient speed, the airplane climbed with a high angle off attack and was quite immediately in a nose high…
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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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