On this day in aviation — September 14
835 notable aviation events on September 14 across history, drawn from official investigation records.
Every year on September 14, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 835 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.
Notable events
- September 14, 2008Hull loss
88 fatalities
On September 13, 2008 an Aeroflot –Nord flight crew (Captain and copilot), were conducting a scheduled domestic passenger flight n°AFL821 on a B737-505 aircraft, registration VP-BKO, from Moscow (Sheremetyevo, UUEE) to…
- September 14, 1945
39 fatalities
- September 14, 1980
36 fatalities
After takeoff from Kindu, while in initial climb, the airplane suffered an engine failure. It lost height and crashed near the airport. All 36 occupants were killed. Probable cause (official findings): Engine failure…
- September 14, 1978
33 fatalities
The airplane was completing a special flight from Laoag to Nichols AFB (Manila Intl Airport) on behalf of the Philippines Presidency, carrying soldiers, policemen, journalists and members of the government security…
- September 14, 1979
31 fatalities
The airplane departed Alghero Airport at 0010LT on a short schedule service (BM012) to Cagliari-Elmas Airport, carrying 27 passengers and a crew of four. While descending to Cagliari, the crew was informed that runway…
- September 14, 1945
Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax VII
21 fatalities
The aircraft was on its way from RAF Tarrant Rushton to the Azores Islands with a crew of 7 and 14 passengers on board. While overflying Cornwall, the airplane went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a…
- September 14, 1977Hull loss
20 fatalities
En route from Kirtland AFB to Nellis AFB, the four engine airplane crashed less than three minutes after a night takeoff in a mountainous area located in the Manzano Mountain Range, about 5 miles east of Kirtland AFB.…
- September 14, 1969
20 fatalities
The airplane departed Londrina Airport at 1833LT on the last leg to São Paulo-Congonhas Airport on a flight from Campo Grande to São Paulo. About 50 minutes into the flight, the crew encountered technical problems and…
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Data is aggregated from public investigation records and may be revised as sources are reconciled.
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