On this day in aviation — August 5
838 notable aviation events on August 5 across history, drawn from official investigation records.
Every year on August 5, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 838 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.
Notable events
- August 5, 1984Hull loss
49 fatalities
On approach to Dhaka-Zia Ul-Haq Airport runway 32, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with limited visibility due to heavy rain falls. The captain abandoned the approach and initiated a go-around maneuver. Few…
- August 5, 1994Hull loss
47 fatalities
The approach to Bada Airfield was performed in poor weather conditions with low visibility due to heavy rain falls. On final approach, the four engine aircraft struck a hill (140 metres high) located 5,200 metres short…
- August 5, 1984
24 fatalities
- August 5, 1953
19 fatalities
An engine caught fire in flight. Control was lost and the aircraft crashed into the Atlantic Ocean about 800 km northwest of the British coast. Six crew members were rescued while 17 others were killed. Later, two of…
- August 5, 1950
19 fatalities
The heavy bomber aircraft was engaged in a flight to Korea, carrying twenty crew members and a load of high explosive devices. Five minutes after takeoff from runway 21L, while climbing, the crew encountered technical…
- August 5, 1969
16 fatalities
The aircraft departed El Belloto Airbase in Viña del Mar, Chile, on a flight to Buenos Aires. The crew made a stop at Santiago-Los Cerrillos Airport to obtain the international clearance before continuing to Argentina.…
- August 5, 1948
10 fatalities
- August 5, 1936
8 fatalities
See all 838 events for August 5:
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
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