On this day

On this day in aviation — September 9

873 notable aviation events on September 9 across history, drawn from official investigation records.

Every year on September 9, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 873 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.

Notable events

  • September 9, 1969Hull loss

    Douglas DC-9

    U.S. Air · United States

    83 fatalities

    Written Cause

  • September 9, 1988Hull loss

    Tupolev TU-134

    Vietnam Airlines · Vietnam

    76 fatalities

    The approach to Bangkok-Don Mueang Airport was initiated in poor weather conditions with a reduced visibility due to heavy rain falls. On final, the aircraft was too low when it struck the ground and crashed about 6 km…

  • September 9, 1976

    1976 Anapa mid-air collision

    70 fatalities

  • September 9, 1949Hull loss

    Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

    Canadian Pacific Airlines - CP Air · Canada

    23 fatalities

    The aircraft left Quebec-Ancienne Lorette Airport at 1020LT, five minutes behind the scheduled time. Twenty-five minutes later, while cruising above the St Laurent River along the coast of the 'non organized' territory…

  • September 9, 1995

    Casa 212 Aviocar

    SATENA - Servicio de Aeronavegacion a Territorios Nacionales · France

    22 fatalities

    While approaching La Macarena Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and limited visibility due to rain falls and fog. Unable to establish a visual contact with the airport, the crew initiated a go-around…

  • September 9, 2018Hull loss

    L-410

    South West Aviation · Ukraine

    20 fatalities

  • September 9, 1978

    De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter

    Lineas Aéreas del Centro · Mexico

    19 fatalities

    While cruising in marginal weather conditions, the twin engine airplane struck the slope of a mountain shrouded by clouds and located about 65 km west of Mexico City. A pilot and a passenger survived while 19 other…

  • September 9, 1978

    de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100

    Lineas Aéreas del Centro

    18 fatalities

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

Primary source: https://himaxym.com/history/on-this-day

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