On this day in aviation — September 26
749 notable aviation events on September 26 across history, drawn from official investigation records.
Every year on September 26, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 749 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.
Notable events
- September 26, 1997Hull loss
234 fatalities
On 26 September 1997 the Garuda Indonesia Flight GA 152, PK-GAI Airbus A300-B4 departed from the Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport at 04:41 UTC. The aircraft was on a regular scheduled passengers flight to…
- September 26, 1992
159 fatalities
Just after liftoff, while in initial climb, two engines lost power simultaneously then failed. The crew elected to find a suitable area for an emergency landing when a third engine failed. The aircraft stalled, entered…
- September 26, 1969
74 fatalities
While cruising at an altitude of 15,500 feet in marginal weather conditions, the airplane struck the slope of Mt Choquetanga and was totally destroyed upon impact. The wreckage was found three days later in an isolated…
- September 26, 1960Hull loss
31 fatalities
The approach to Moscow-Sheremetyevo Airport was completed by night and in poor weather conditions. After its four turn on approach, the crew continued the descent below the glide when the airplane struck trees and…
- September 26, 1994
28 fatalities
Following an uneventful flight from Krasnoyarsk, the crew was approaching Tura Airport when he encountered poor weather conditions and limited visibility upon arrival. Unable to establish a visual contact with the…
- September 26, 1949
24 fatalities
The pilot started the descent to Mexico City Airport when the aircraft hit the slope of Mt Popocatépetl, killing all 24 occupants.
- September 26, 1950
23 fatalities
Shortly after takeoff from runway 30 at Ashiya AFB, while in initial climb, the four engine aircraft stalled and crashed into the sea some 1,500 meters off shore. Eighteen passengers and five crew members were killed…
- September 26, 1976Hull loss
15 fatalities
The four engine airplane departed Kenneth Ingalls Sawyer AFB in the early morning on a flight to Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport. En route, the partially disintegrated in the air, entered a dive and crashed in a wooded area…
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Data is aggregated from public investigation records and may be revised as sources are reconciled.
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