On this day in aviation — August 10

Every year on August 10, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 943 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.

Notable events

• August 10, 1990

  Antonov AN-12

  Afghan Republican Air Force - Afghan Hanai Qurah

  83 fatalities

  Shortly after takeoff from Shindand Airport, while in initial climb, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed. All 83 occupants were killed. Probable cause (official findings): It is believed that the…

• August 10, 2014Hull loss

  HESA IrAn-140-100

  Sepahan Airlines · Iran

  40 fatalities

  On August 10,2014, at 04:52 UTC daylight time, an AN-140-100 aircraft , Iranian registration EP-GPA ( MSN 90-05), operated by Sepahan Airlines flight # 5915, experienced engine number 2 shutdown just about 2 seconds…

• August 10, 2014

  Sepahan Airlines Flight 5915

  39 fatalities

• August 10, 1968

  Fairchild FH-227

  Piedmont Aviation,inc. · United States

  35 fatalities

  Misjudged Distance And Altitude; Delayed In Initiating Go-Around. Factors: Fog

• August 10, 1941Hull loss

  Consolidated LB-30 Liberator

  Royal Air Force - RAF

  22 fatalities

  The airplane departed RAF Heathfield in Prestwick, in the evening, on a schedule service to Montreal-Saint Hubert Airport with an intermediate stop in Gander, carrying 19 passengers and a crew of three. After departure,…

• August 10, 1999Hull loss

  Breguet

  Pakistan Navy - Pākistān Bāhrí'a

  16 fatalities

  The aircraft departed Mehran NAS in Karachi on a survey flight over Kashmir and the Pakistan/India border. On board were 16 crew members, six officers and 10 marines attached to the Pakistan Navy Corps based at Mehran…

• August 10, 1997

  Dornier DO228

  Formosa Airlines · China

  16 fatalities

  On final approach to Matsu Nangan Airport, the twin engine aircraft struck the top of the Jade Hill located about one km short of runway and disintegrated on impact. A female passenger was seriously injured while 15…

• August 10, 2005

  Copterline Flight 103

  14 fatalities

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