On this day in aviation — July 31
833 notable aviation events on July 31 across history, drawn from official investigation records.
Every year on July 31, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 833 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.
Notable events
- July 31, 1992Hull loss
113 fatalities
Thai Airways Flight 311 was conducting the Sierra (VOR/DME) approach to runway 02 at Tribhuvan International Airport, in instrument weather conditions. A flap fault occurred while the flight was on the approach; this…
- July 31, 1992
107 fatalities
During the takeoff roll on runway 06, after passing decision speed, the crew started to rotate but the aircraft failed to respond. The crew aborted takeoff and initiated an emergency braking procedure. Unable to stop…
- July 31, 1973
89 fatalities
- July 31, 1973
88 fatalities
Improper Ifr Operation. Factors: Diverted Attention From Operation Of Aircraft; Low Ceiling; Fog; Other; Other; Not Aligned With Runway/Intended Landing Area
- July 31, 1975
27 fatalities
On final approach to Taipei-Songshan Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity, heavy rain falls and low level windshear. The four engine airplane was caught by downdraft…
- July 31, 1993Hull loss
19 fatalities
While descending to Bharatpur Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. Too low, the aircraft struck the slope of a rocky peak located about 6,5 km short of runway 15 threshold. The aircraft was destroyed…
- July 31, 1979
17 fatalities
Report No: 1/1981. Report on the accident to BAe HS 748, G-BEKF at Sumburgh Airport, Shetland Islands, 31 July 1979 Download report: 1-1981 G-BEKF.pdf (9,504.02 kb) Report Appendices To view appendices, click on link…
- July 31, 2015Hull loss
11 fatalities
The aircraft departed Palanquero AFB on a flight to Barranquilla with an intermediate stop in Valledupar. While cruising in poor weather conditions, the crew informed ATC about an engine failure when radio contact was…
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Data is aggregated from public investigation records and may be revised as sources are reconciled.
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