On this day in aviation — August 25
934 notable aviation events on August 25 across history, drawn from official investigation records.
Every year on August 25, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 934 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.
Notable events
- August 25, 1989
54 fatalities
Nine minutes after takeoff from Gilgit Airport, while flying in poor weather conditions, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located near Bunji, about 40 km southeast of Gilgit. The wreckage was found in an…
- August 25, 2010Hull loss
20 fatalities
On final approach to Bandundu Airport, the twin engine aircraft nosed down and crashed onto an earth made house. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and all occupants, except one passenger, were killed.…
- August 25, 1949Hull loss
14 fatalities
On the left from Irkutsk to Chita, while cruising by night at an assigned altitude of 3,000 meters, the crew encountered icing conditions and received the permission to reduce his altitude to 2,400 meters. Few minutes…
- August 25, 1942
14 fatalities
The seaplane departed Oban to Keflavik with an intermediate stop at RAF Invergordon, carrying 11 crew members and three passengers, among them Prince George, Duke of Kent, who was flying to Iceland on an official visit.…
- August 25, 1978
12 fatalities
Undetermined
- August 25, 1950
12 fatalities
The aircraft left Kota Bharu on a supply mission. While cruising at low height and low speed, the aircraft crashed in a dense wooded area located near Kampong Jenera. SAR operations were quickly conducted but eventually…
- August 25, 1942
12 fatalities
The seaplane departed Dutch Harbor (Unalaska) on a mail flight to Whitehorse with intermediate stops in Cold Bay, Sand Point and Kodiak. It failed to arrive in Cold Bay and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the…
- August 25, 2008Hull loss
11 fatalities
The four engine aircraft departed Davao City Airport at 2051LT on a flight to Iloilo City where members of the Presidential Security Group should be picked up for Manila. During initial climb, the crew was cleared to…
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Data is aggregated from public investigation records and may be revised as sources are reconciled.
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