On this day in aviation — September 1
944 notable aviation events on September 1 across history, drawn from official investigation records.
Every year on September 1, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 944 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.
Notable events
- September 1, 1983
269 fatalities
On 31 August 1983, a Korean Air Lines (KAL) Boeing 747, designated KE 007, departed John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, United States, on a one-stop scheduled flight for Kimpo International Airport, Seoul,…
- September 1, 1966Hull loss
98 fatalities
Flight BY 105 was a non-scheduled international flight from Luton (England) to Ljubljana (Yugoslavia), for the transport of tourists. The aircraft took off from Luton at 2110 hours GMT on 31 August 1966, with a crew of…
- September 1, 1961Hull loss
78 fatalities
The Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the loss of an AN-175-21 nickel steel bolt from the parallelogram linkage of the elevator boost system, resulting in loss of control of the aircraft.
- September 1, 1982Hull loss
44 fatalities
While cruising in bad weather conditions on a flight from Zumba to Loja, the crew got disoriented when the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located in the region of Valladolid. The aircraft disintegrated on…
- September 1, 1953Hull loss
42 fatalities
The airplane left Paris-Orly in good weather conditions. However, few minutes later, the crew was informed about few turbulences over the Alps. While cruising by night at an altitude of 9,500 feet, the four engine…
- September 1, 2006Hull loss
28 fatalities
After landing on runway 14L at Mashhad Airport, a nose gear tyre burst. The crew lost control of the airplane that veered off runway and came to rest, bursting into flames. 28 passengers were killed while 54 were…
- September 1, 1975
27 fatalities
The approach to Leipzig-Halle Airport was completed in marginal weather conditions. On short final, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when, at a height of 3 meters, the airplane struck the localizer…
- September 1, 1969
22 fatalities
The crew left Anadyr Airport at 0919LT bound for Egvekinot but five minutes later, encountered poor weather conditions and decided to return for a safe landing. He left again Anadyr at 1213LT in better conditions.…
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Data is aggregated from public investigation records and may be revised as sources are reconciled.
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