On this day in aviation — September 17
832 notable aviation events on September 17 across history, drawn from official investigation records.
Every year on September 17, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 832 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.
Notable events
- September 17, 1961Hull loss
37 fatalities
The Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was "a mechanical failure in the aileron primary control system due to an improper replacement of the aileron boost assembly, resulting in a loss of lateral…
- September 17, 1980
36 fatalities
Crashed in unknown circumstances near Kindu. All 36 occupants were killed.
- September 17, 1980
de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo
33 fatalities
- September 17, 1965Hull loss
30 fatalities
Became Lost/Disoriented; Written Cause. Factors: Low Ceiling; Thunderstorm Activity
- September 17, 1961Hull loss
16 fatalities
The airplane was conducting a special flight (UNO001) from Léopoldville to Ndola on behalf of the United Nations Organizations, carrying five crew members and a 11 passengers, among them Dag Hammarskjöld, United Nations…
- September 17, 2018
15 fatalities
The four engine aircraft departed Hmeimim AFB located southeast of Latakia at 2031LT on a maritime patrol and reconnaissance mission over the Mediterranean Sea. About an one hour and a half later, while returning to its…
- September 17, 1991Hull loss
13 fatalities
The aircraft was completing a cargo flight from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Kiev with intermediate stops in Lensk and Omsk, carrying seven passengers (among them technicians), six crew members and a load of fish.…
- September 17, 2006
13 fatalities
The twin engine aircraft departed Abuja on a flight to Obudu, carrying 15 passengers and a crew of three. The pilots started the descent in poor weather conditions when the aircraft impacted hilly terrain near Vande…
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Contemporaneous coverage and timeline for September 17 — Recap.at:
Data is aggregated from public investigation records and may be revised as sources are reconciled.
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