On this day in aviation — August 21
958 notable aviation events on August 21 across history, drawn from official investigation records.
Every year on August 21, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 958 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.
Notable events
- August 21, 1942
58 fatalities
En route from Taranto to Tripoli, the six engine seaplane was shot down by a RAF Beaufighter and crashed into the sea off Pantelleria Island. All 58 occupants, mainly German soldiers transferred to the Africa front,…
- August 21, 1994Hull loss
44 fatalities
Ten minutes after takeoff from Agadir-Al Massira Airport, while climbing to the altitude of 16,000 feet, the aircraft nosed down and entered a rapid descent until it collided with mountainous terrain near Ameskroud, in…
- August 21, 2004Hull loss
30 fatalities
While descending to the altitude of 9,500 feet in poor weather conditions, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt El Perico located about 25 km from the Maracay-El Libertador Air Force Base. The aircraft was totally…
- August 21, 1949
Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso)
21 fatalities
While flying in poor weather conditions, the seaplane encountered severe turbulences, nosed down and crashed near Bigstone Lake, about 435 km northeast of Winnipeg. All 21 occupants were killed, among them 14 civilians.…
- August 21, 1945
20 fatalities
The aircraft left Lyon-Bron Airfield in the early morning on an air bridge to Algiers. While flying over the Coirons mountain range at an altitude of 3,000 meters, the crew encountered technical problems with the right…
- August 21, 1990Hull loss
18 fatalities
En route from Taipei to Chiayi, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls and moderate to severe turbulences. The aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a sugar cane field…
- August 21, 1998
18 fatalities
The twin engine aircraft departed Jomsom Airport at 1110LT on a 20-minutes flight to Pokhara, carrying 15 passengers and three crew members. While cruising at an altitude of 10,500 feet in good weather conditions, the…
- August 21, 1997
13 fatalities
After landing at Bamyan Airport, the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran and crashed in a ravine. Two people survived while 13 others were killed.
See all 958 events for August 21:
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Data is aggregated from public investigation records and may be revised as sources are reconciled.
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