On this day

On this day in aviation — September 11

821 notable aviation events on September 11 across history, drawn from official investigation records.

Every year on September 11, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 821 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.

Notable events

  • September 11, 1968Hull loss

    Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle

    Air France · France

    95 fatalities

    Following an uneventful flight from Ajaccio, the crew started the descent to Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport when the pilot sent a brief mayday message, saying 'fire on board, request urgent landing'. Few second later, the…

  • September 11, 2001Hull loss

    Boeing 767-200ER

    American Airlines · United States

    92 fatalities

  • September 11, 1974

    Eastern Air Lines Flight 212

    72 fatalities

  • September 11, 2001Hull loss

    Boeing 767-200ER

    United Airlines · United States

    65 fatalities

  • September 11, 2001Hull loss

    Boeing 757-200

    American Airlines · United States

    64 fatalities

  • September 11, 1982

    1982 Mannheim helicopter crash

    46 fatalities

  • September 11, 2001Hull loss

    Boeing 757

    United Airlines · United States

    45 fatalities

  • September 11, 1973Hull loss

    Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle

    JAT Yugoslav Airlines - Jugoslovenski Aerotransport (JAT Airways) · Serbia

    41 fatalities

    The crew was cleared to descend from 9,000 to 6,000 feet when, in marginal weather conditions, the airplane struck the slope of Mt Babin Zub located about 55 km north of Titograd-Golubovci Airport. The aircraft was…

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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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