On this day in aviation — August 16
978 notable aviation events on August 16 across history, drawn from official investigation records.
Every year on August 16, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 978 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.
Notable events
- August 16, 2005Hull loss
160 fatalities
Gobierno Bolivariano de Venezuela Ministerio del Poder Popular Para Transporte y Comunicaciones ACCIDENTE AÉREO AERONAVE MODELO DC9-82 (MD-82) MATRÍCULA HK-4374X, VUELO Nº WCW708 EMPRESA WEST CARIBBEAN AIRWAYS,…
- August 16, 1987Hull loss
156 fatalities
The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the flightcrew's failure to use the taxi checklist to ensure that the flaps and slats were extended for takeoff.…
- August 16, 1991
69 fatalities
The aircraft departed Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport at 1154 on a regular schedule service to Imphal, Manipur. On descent, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and the visibility was low. After being cleared to…
- August 16, 1986Hull loss
60 fatalities
After takeoff from Malakal Airport, while climbing, the aircraft was shot down by a SAM-7 surface-to-air missile and crashed. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 60 occupants were killed. Probable cause (official…
- August 16, 2015Hull loss
54 fatalities
KOMITE NASIONAL KESELAMATAN TRANSPORTASI REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA FINAL KNKT.15.08.17.04 Aircraft Accident Investigation Report PT. Trigana Air Service ATR 42-300; PK-YRN Tanggo Mountain, Oksibil, Papua Republic of…
- August 16, 1954Hull loss
47 fatalities
The aircraft was performing a special flight from Hanoi to Saigon, carrying refugees leaving the Red River. In-flight, the crew informed ATC about an engine failure and received the permission to divert to Pakse for an…
- August 16, 1988
39 fatalities
- August 16, 1965Hull loss
30 fatalities
Undetermined. Factors: Aircraft Came To Rest In Water
See all 978 events for August 16:
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Data is aggregated from public investigation records and may be revised as sources are reconciled.
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