On this day in aviation — August 29
886 notable aviation events on August 29 across history, drawn from official investigation records.
Every year on August 29, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 886 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.
Notable events
- August 29, 1996Hull loss
141 fatalities
Iss 0803-3633 the aircraft accident investigation board/norway (aaib/n) rep.: 07/99 report on the accident to vnukovo airline's tupolev tu-154m ra 85621 near svalbard airport longyear, norway on 29 august 1996 ae : så…
- August 29, 1998
80 fatalities
While parked on the apron at Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport, the crew started the engine when a pneumatic valve blocked. The problem was resolved and two engines were started with ground power unit while the third engine…
- August 29, 1979Hull loss
63 fatalities
The airplane departed Kiev-Borispol Airport at 2321LT on the second leg of a flight from Odessa to Kazan. While cruising by night at an altitude of 9,000 meters and a speed of 530 km/h, the flaps extended to an angle of…
- August 29, 1960
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
63 fatalities
The aircraft was on its way from Paris-Orly to Abidjan with intermediate stops at Dakar and Monrovia. While approaching Dakar just before sunset, the crew started an approach to runway 01 after declining an ILS approach…
- August 29, 1970Hull loss
39 fatalities
After takeoff from Silchar-Kumbhirgram Airport, the captain failed to follow the published departure route. While climbing to an altitude of 5,600 feet, he initiated a right turn in clouds and rain when the airplane…
- August 29, 1948Hull loss
37 fatalities
The Board determined that the probable cause of this accident was "the loss of the outer panel of the left wing which separated from the aircraft as a result of a fatigue crack in the left front outer panel attachment…
- August 29, 2002Hull loss
16 fatalities
The aircraft was completing a flight from Khabarovsk to Ayan with an intermediate stop in Poliny Osipenko, carrying 14 passengers and two pilots. Before takeoff from Poliny Osipenko, the crew was informed about weather…
- August 29, 1956Hull loss
15 fatalities
Flight 307 departed Vancouver, British Columbia at 1347 Bering standard time en route to Hong Kong, China, with a refueling stop at Cold Bay, Alaska and an intermediate stop at Tokyo, Japan, carrying a crew of 8 and 14…
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Data is aggregated from public investigation records and may be revised as sources are reconciled.
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