On this day in aviation — September 18

Every year on September 18, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 783 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.

Notable events

• September 18, 1984

  Douglas DC-8

  Aeroservicios Ecuatorianos (AECA Carga) · Ecuador

  53 fatalities

  The DC-8 landed at Quito at 06:52 after a flight from Miami. Shortly after scheduled departure time of 09:00 members of the Ecuadorian Federation of Aircrews (FEDTA) requested and were granted permission to board the…

• September 18, 1981

  1981 Zheleznogorsk mid-air collision

  40 fatalities

• September 18, 1981

  Yak-40

  VS UGA · Russia

  33 fatalities

  Following an uneventful flight from Irkutsk-Magan Airport, the crew started the descent to Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy Airport in relative good weather conditions with a horizontal visibility of 20 km. On final, at an…

• September 18, 1962Hull loss

  Il-14

  Magadanskoy OAG GA · Russia

  32 fatalities

  The crew was completing a flight from Magadan to Bilibino with intermediate stops at Berelekh, Zyryanka and Chersky. Due to poor weather at Bilibino, the aircraft, the crew and the passengers were grounded at Chersky…

• September 18, 1945

  Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

  Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · United Arab Emirates

  29 fatalities

  While cruising in low visibility at an altitude of 14,200 feet, the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located in the Carstensz Mountain Range. As it failed to arrive in Townsville, SAR operations were conducted but…

• September 18, 1946

  Douglas DC-4

  SABENA - Société Anonyme Belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation Aérienne · Belgium

  27 fatalities

  The airplane departed Brussels Airport at 1500 hours (GMT) on 17 September and proceeded above clouds to Shannon Airport where a normal stop was made. After leaving Shannon Airport the aircraft encountered turbulent air…

• September 18, 1944

  Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3)

  United States Army Air Force - USAAF 314TCG/50Sq

  24 fatalities

• September 18, 1974

  De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo

  Brazilian Air Force - Força Aérea Brasileira (1941-)

  20 fatalities

  Few minutes after takeoff from Ponta Porã Airport, weather conditions deteriorated and the pilot decided to return to Ponta Porã. On approach, the airplane went out of control and crashed few km from the runway…

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