On this day in aviation — July 29
780 notable aviation events on July 29 across history, drawn from official investigation records.
Every year on July 29, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 780 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.
Notable events
- July 29, 1950
26 fatalities
The aircraft left Aoulef Airfield at 0245LT bound for Bidon V. During the next 15 to 30 minutes, the crew maintained few radio contacts with the ground and eventually, the contact was lost around 0300LT. SAR operations…
- July 29, 1972
21 fatalities
At 0620LT, the airplane departed Villavicencio-La Vanguardia Airport Runway 04 on a flight (service AV630) to Cúcuta with intermediate stops in Yopal, Paz de Ariporo, Tame, Arauca and Saravena. On board were 18…
- July 29, 1972
17 fatalities
At 0615LT, the airplane departed Villavicencio-La Vanguardia Airport Runway 04 on a flight (service AV626) to Orocué with intermediate stops in Yopal and Trinidad, carrying 14 passengers and 3 crew members. Shortly…
- July 29, 1954
17 fatalities
- July 29, 1953Hull loss
16 fatalities
At 06:15 local time, the RB-50G 'Little Red Ass', temporarily attached to the 91st SRS, was intercepted by two MiG-15 of the 88 GvIAP in 42°38'3"N, 132°20'9"E at 20,000 feet over the Sea of Japan after it had violated…
- July 29, 1998
12 fatalities
OPERADOR :
- July 29, 1982
12 fatalities
7-SEAT ACFT TOOK OFF WITH 4 ADULTS & 8 CHILDREN ABOARD. ACFT ROTATED AT ABOUT 2000 FT DOWN RWY & CLIMBED IN A FLAT NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE BEFORE SETTLING INTO 30 FT TREES ABOUT 4223 FT FROM POINT OF LIFT-OFF. ACFT…
- July 29, 2022
8 fatalities
See all 780 events for July 29:
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
Get this digest by email
The same weekly safety roundup, in your inbox every Monday. No spam, one-click unsubscribe.