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
83 fatalities
Written Cause
- September 9, 1988Hull loss
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
70 fatalities
- September 9, 1949Hull loss
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
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
20 fatalities
- September 9, 1978
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
18 fatalities
See all 873 events for September 9:
https://himaxym.com/history/on-this-day
Contemporaneous coverage and timeline for September 9 — Recap.at:
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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