On this day in aviation — July 27
802 notable aviation events on July 27 across history, drawn from official investigation records.
Every year on July 27, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 802 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.
Notable events
- July 27, 1989
80 fatalities
The approach to Tripoli Intl Airport was completed in below weather minima as the visibility was varying between 100 and 800 feet and the ILS on runway 27 was unserviceable. On short final, the crew failed to realize…
- July 27, 1989
79 fatalities
- July 27, 2002
77 fatalities
- July 27, 1955
58 fatalities
The aircraft took off at 2015 GMT on 26 July from London for Tel Aviv with stops at Paris and Vienna. On 27 July it departed (0253 hours) Vienna with an estimated time of arrival over Belgrade of 0436 hours. While in…
- July 27, 1981
32 fatalities
On approach to Chihuahua-General Roberto Fierro Villalobos Airport, the crew encountered bad weather conditions with heavy rain falls, thunderstorms and strong winds. On short final, just prior to flare, the airplane…
- July 27, 2000Hull loss
25 fatalities
While descending to Dhangadhi Airport, the crew encountered marginal weather conditions and limited visibility due to low clouds. At an altitude of 4,300 feet, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Jarayakhali located 29…
- July 27, 1950
25 fatalities
Twenty minutes after its departure from Tokyo-Haneda Airport, while cruising at an altitude of 3,500 feet in marginal weather conditions, the aircraft went out of control, went into a dive and crashed into the sea about…
- July 27, 1953
21 fatalities
While flying into the North Korean airspace, the aircraft was shot down by Captain Ralph S. Parr Jr., pilot on a USAF F-86F-30 Sabre. Out of control, the airplane dove into the ground and crashed in the region of…
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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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