On this day in aviation — September 23
743 notable aviation events on September 23 across history, drawn from official investigation records.
Every year on September 23, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 743 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.
Notable events
- September 23, 1983Hull loss
112 fatalities
Following an uneventful flight from Karachi, the aircraft was approaching Abu Dhabi-Al Bateen Airport in good weather conditions. On short final, the aircraft exploded and crashed shot of runway, bursting into flames.…
- September 23, 1962
28 fatalities
Other; Fire In Engine; Improper Use Of Equipment; Improper Emergency Procedures; Oil Starvation; Rpm-Uncontrollable-Overspeed; Failure Of Two Or More Engines
- September 23, 1961
28 fatalities
The flight was scheduled Nicosia - Adana - Ankara. No mechanical difficulties were reported en route. While approaching Ankara, the aircraft descended from flight level 165 to 90, was cleared to land and reported to…
- September 23, 1959Hull loss
20 fatalities
Shortly after takeoff by night, the airplane encountered difficulties to gain height and struck power cables. It stalled and crashed in flames in a wooded area located 4,5 km from the airport. The airplane was destroyed…
- September 23, 1985
14 fatalities
Acft arr fm the ne, crossed ovr the arpt in imc conds & contd twd the sw to the initial apch fix (iaf) for an ils RWY 4 apch. The iaf was ovr the outer marker (om), 4.2 mi sw of the arpt. As the acft deptd the iaf, it…
- September 23, 1952
12 fatalities
Shortly after takeoff from Saigon-Tân Son Nhât Airport, while in initial climb, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a huge explosion. A pilot was seriously injured while 12 other crew members were killed.…
- September 23, 1989Hull loss
11 fatalities
The aircraft took off from Pune at 1928 hrs. The flight was uneventful up to 1943 hrs. Soon thereafter, the aircraft started losing height rapidly with increasing speed. The pilot attempted recover the aircraft from the…
- September 23, 1950Hull loss
10 fatalities
Shortly after takeoff, while climbing to a height of 200 feet, the aircraft stalled and crashed with its both engines running at full power. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all ten occupants were killed.…
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Data is aggregated from public investigation records and may be revised as sources are reconciled.
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