On this day in aviation — September 24
786 notable aviation events on September 24 across history, drawn from official investigation records.
Every year on September 24, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 786 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.
Notable events
- September 24, 1959Hull loss
54 fatalities
Shortly after a night takeoff from runway 23 at Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport, the aircraft followed a straight-in path but failed to gain sufficient height. After a short course, while at an altitude of about 100 feet, the…
- September 24, 1975Hull loss
26 fatalities
While descending to Palembang-Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport, the crew encountered foggy conditions that reduced the visibility to 50 meters. On final approach, the airplane descended too low when it struck coconut…
- September 24, 1975
25 fatalities
- September 24, 1944
23 fatalities
The aircraft left RAF Pershore at 0330LT on a flight to Karachi with a planned stop in Cagliari and Castel Benito. While flying over Germany, the crew encountered marginal weather conditions (dark low clouds, heavy…
- September 24, 1972Hull loss
22 fatalities
Improper Operation Of Flight Controls; Failed To Obtain/Maintain Flying Speed; Lack Of Familiarity With Aircraft; Other
- September 24, 1945
20 fatalities
Enroute from Vanuatu to Whenuapai, the crew made a last radio call around 0900. While flying in marginal weather conditions (thunderstorm activity and turbulence), the aircraft failed to arrive and probably crashed into…
- September 24, 1942
19 fatalities
The seaplane was en route from Lagos to Poole with intermediate stops in Bathurst and Lisbon. About 90 minutes after its departure from Bathurst, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances into the Atlantic Ocean off…
- September 24, 1959Hull loss
16 fatalities
Flight 3 was a scheduled flight between Anchorage and Shemya, with intermediate stops at Cold Bay and Adak, Alaska. A routine takeoff was made at Cold Bay, and all en route radio reporting points were made to the…
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Data is aggregated from public investigation records and may be revised as sources are reconciled.
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