On this day in aviation — August 30
929 notable aviation events on August 30 across history, drawn from official investigation records.
Every year on August 30, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 929 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.
Notable events
- August 30, 1983Hull loss
90 fatalities
Following an uneventful flight from Chelyabinsk at an altitude of 10,200 meters, the crew was cleared to initiate the approach to Alma-Ata Airport in view of a landing on runway 05. By night, the crew was instructed to…
- August 30, 1942
36 fatalities
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near the village of Kholokhol'nya. All 36 occupants were killed, among them non-commissioned officers, doctors and old members of 3rd ADDD and 2nd Guard.
- August 30, 2002Hull loss
23 fatalities
Colisão em Vôo com Obstáculo
- August 30, 2018
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
18 fatalities
- August 30, 1944
18 fatalities
On final approach to Congonhas Airport, the crew was disturbed by the poor visibility caused by night and foggy conditions. The twin engine aircraft crashed in a huge explosion few hundred meters short of runway and was…
- August 30, 1944
16 fatalities
- August 30, 1945
14 fatalities
Twenty minutes after his departure from Marseille, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with severe turbulence. At an altitude of 600 feet, the aircraft went out of control, broke up in the air, dove into the…
- August 30, 1952
12 fatalities
On final approach to Daegu Airport, the pilot-in-command decided to make a go around when the heavy bomber went out of control and crashed in a mountainous area located 6 km northeast of the airfield. All 12 crew…
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Data is aggregated from public investigation records and may be revised as sources are reconciled.
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