On this day in aviation — August 13

Every year on August 13, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 977 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.

Notable events

• August 13, 1973Hull loss

  Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle

  Aviaco - Aviacion y Comercio · Spain

  85 fatalities

  The Caravelle aircraft took off from Madrid-Barajas Airport at 08:30 GMT and proceeded normally to La Coruña Airport. At 09:14 radio contact was made with La Coruña tower and the flight crew reported 3 minutes away. The…

• August 13, 1949

  Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

  Servicios Aéreos Tolima · Colombia

  32 fatalities

  Few minutes after takeoff from Bogotá-Techo Airport, while in initial climb, the aircraft went out of control and crashed on a mountain located near Bojacá, about 20 km northwest of Bogotá. All 32 occupants were killed.

• August 13, 1945

  Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando

  United States Army Air Force - USAAF

  31 fatalities

• August 13, 1938

  Savoia-Marchetti SM.73

  CSA Czech Airlines - Československé Státní Aerolinie · Czechia

  17 fatalities

  The approach to Strasbourg Airport was completed in low visibility due to foggy conditions. While descending, the three engine aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a wooded area located in Oberkirch, some 22 km east of…

• August 13, 1939Hull loss

  Sikorsky S43

  Pan American Airways · United States

  14 fatalities

  On August 13, 1939, a Pan American Airways Sikorsky S43 flying boat, registration NC 16933, crashed into a caisson in the harbor at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during its landing approach. The accident destroyed the…

• August 13, 1989

  1989 Alice Springs hot air balloon crash

  13 fatalities

• August 13, 1981

  1981 Bristow Helicopters Westland Wessex crash

  13 fatalities

• August 13, 1958Hull loss

  Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

  Argentinian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Argentina

  12 fatalities

  Shortly after a night takeoff from Trelew Airport, while climbing, the pilot-in-command made a steep turn at low height when the airplane struck a hill and crashed. The aircraft was destroyed and all 12 occupants were…

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