On this day in aviation — August 26
901 notable aviation events on August 26 across history, drawn from official investigation records.
Every year on August 26, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 901 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.
Notable events
- August 26, 1981
50 fatalities
- August 26, 1980
37 fatalities
While descending to Jakarta-Kemayoran Airport, the crew send a distress call and reported the aircraft was unstable. Shortly later, the airplane banked left then entered a dive and crashed in an open field located in…
- August 26, 1954Hull loss
26 fatalities
The crew started the approach to Yuzhno-Sakhalisnk from the southeast in marginal weather conditions due to low clouds. At an altitude of 400 meters, the aircraft hit tree tops and crashed inverted in a wooded area…
- August 26, 1993Hull loss
24 fatalities
On final approach to Aldan Airport, at a speed of 196 km/h, the crew extended the flaps to 42° when the aircraft adopted a 42,5° nose-up attitude. The crew elected to go-around but, as the speed dropped to 52 km/h, the…
- August 26, 1952
18 fatalities
On a flight from Lahore to Peshawar, the aircraft suffered an engine failure, went out of control and crashed near the city of Khewra. All 18 occupants were killed. Probable cause (official findings): Engine failure.
- August 26, 1969
16 fatalities
On final approach to Moscow-Vnukovo, the flying crew was not concentrated and failed to lower the landing gear. The aircraft belly landed and slid for dozen yards before coming to rest in flames. Forty people were…
- August 26, 2007
14 fatalities
The aircraft departed Kongolo on a cargo flight to Goma with 12 passengers, a crew of 3 and a load consisting of 9 tons of cassiterite on board. Ten minutes after takeoff, the crew informed ATC about engine problem and…
- August 26, 1978
14 fatalities
Shortly after takeoff from Papun Airport runway 18, while climbing to a height of 400 feet, the airplane suffered an explosion and crashed. All 14 occupants were killed.
See all 901 events for August 26:
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Data is aggregated from public investigation records and may be revised as sources are reconciled.
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