On this day in aviation — July 26

Every year on July 26, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 817 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.

Notable events

• July 26, 2011Hull loss

  Lockheed C-130 Hercules

  Royal Moroccan Air Force - Forces Royales Air · Morocco

  80 fatalities

  The four engine aircraft departed Dakhla on a flight to Kenitra with an intermediate stop in Guelmim, carrying 60 soldiers, 12 civilians and 8 crew members. While approaching Guelmim Airport, the pilot encountered poor…

• July 26, 1993Hull loss

  Boeing 737-5L9

  Asiana Airlines

  68 fatalities

• July 26, 1969

  Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle

  Air Algerie · Algeria

  35 fatalities

  The airplane was completing a charter flight from Marseille to Hassi Messaoud with an intermediate stop in Algiers, carrying French technicians flying to the Oil facilities in Hassi Messaoud. While in cruising altitude…

• July 26, 2000Hull loss

  Lockheed C-130H Hercules

  Royal Jordanian Air Force - RJAF

  13 fatalities

• July 26, 1975Hull loss

  Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

  SATENA - Servicio de Aeronavegacion a Territorios Nacionales · France

  10 fatalities

  En route from Saravena to Villavicencio, the crew declared an emergency when control was lost and the airplane crashed on the slope of a mountain located in the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy. The aircraft was destroyed and…

• July 26, 1972

  Lockheed P-2 Neptune

  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force - Kaijō Jieitai

  8 fatalities

  The crew was returning to Kanoya AFB following a maritime patrol flight. On approach, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located 8 km short of runway. All eight crew members were killed.

• July 26, 2024Hull loss

  PILATUS PC12/47E

  Haynie Enterprises · Switzerland

  7 fatalities

  Schweizerische Sicherheitsuntersuchungsstelle SUST Untersuchungsdienst UNFALL-ORIENTIERUNG Wir geben Ihnen unter Vorbehalt Kenntnis über einen Unfall eines in der Schweiz hergestellten Luftfahrzeugs im Ausland (USA):…

• July 26, 1985Hull loss

  Ilyushin II-14

  Russian Government

  7 fatalities

  Some 12 minutes after takeoff from Magadan-Sokol Airport, while flying at a height of 400 meters, the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of Mt Komendant located in the Ola district, some 30 km northwest of Magadan.…

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