On this day in aviation — August 24
902 notable aviation events on August 24 across history, drawn from official investigation records.
Every year on August 24, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 902 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.
Notable events
- August 24, 2004
2004 Russian aircraft bombings
89 fatalities
- August 24, 1938
85 fatalities
The single engine airplane departed Tokyo-Haneda Airport at 0850LT on a local training flight, carrying three crew members. Weather conditions were marginal with a limited visibility caused by fog. Five minutes after…
- August 24, 2008
Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 6895
65 fatalities
- August 24, 2008Hull loss
64 fatalities
Air accident investigation commission
- August 24, 1965
59 fatalities
The aircraft was on a flight from Hong Kong to Saigon with an intermediate stop in Đà Nẵng, carrying 6 crew members and 65 soldiers on leave. During the takeoff roll on runway 13, at a speed of 150 km/h, the flight…
- August 24, 2004Hull loss
51 fatalities
The aircraft departed Moscow-Domodedovo Airport at 2140LT on a schedule service to Sochi-Adler Airport. At 2253LT, while cruising at an altitude of 12,100 metres, the aircraft suffered an in-flight explosion, entered an…
- August 24, 1951Hull loss
50 fatalities
The Board determined that "the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the captain to adhere to instrument procedures in the Newark area during an approach to the Oakland Municipal Airport."
- August 24, 2004
46 fatalities
See all 902 events for August 24:
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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