On this day in aviation — August 28

Every year on August 28, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 991 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.

Notable events

• August 28, 1993

  Yak-40

  a/k Tochikiston · Russia

  82 fatalities

  During takeoff roll at Khorugh Airport, at Vr speed, the crew started the rotation but the aircraft failed to respond and did not lift off. It continued at high speed, overran, collided with a concrete wall located 150…

• August 28, 1988

  Ramstein air show disaster

  70 fatalities

• August 28, 1947

  Short S.25 Sandringham

  Det Norske Luftfartselskap - DNL · Norway

  35 fatalities

  While cruising at an altitude of 13,000 feet in poor weather conditions, the four engine seaplane hit the slope of a mountain located 31 km northeast of Harstad. The wreckage was found in a rocky are some 290 meters…

• August 28, 1971

  Ilyushin II-18

  Malév Hungarian Airlines - Magyar Légiközlekedési Vallalat · Hungary

  32 fatalities

  Following an uneventful flight from Oslo, the crew started the descent to Copenhagen-Kastrup Airport in marginal weather conditions then was cleared to descend successively to 5,000 feet and 1,500 feet. On final…

• August 28, 1971

  Malév Airlines Flight 731

  31 fatalities

• August 28, 1972

  De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou

  Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF

  25 fatalities

  The aircraft was completing a flight from Lae to Port Moresby, carrying three crew members and 26 cadets of the PNG Army. After passing over Wau in good weather conditions, the pilot decided to enter the Kudjeru Gap…

• August 28, 1944

  Douglas C-54 Skymaster

  United States Army Air Forces - USAAF (1941-1947)

  25 fatalities

  The pilot started the descent by night and poor weather conditions. On final approach, the four engine aircraft was too low and hit the roof of a house before crashing onto houses, short of runway. All 20 occupants were…

• August 28, 1973

  C-141

  United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947)

  24 fatalities

  The C-141 departed Athens for a night-time flight to Madrid, the first leg of a flight back to McGuire AFB. The crew were cleared for an ILS approach to Torrejon's runway 23. Weather was reported as 20,000 foot…

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Data is aggregated from public investigation records and may be revised as sources are reconciled.