On this day in aviation — September 30
748 notable aviation events on September 30 across history, drawn from official investigation records.
Every year on September 30, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 748 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.
Notable events
- September 30, 1973Hull loss
108 fatalities
After takeoff by night from Sverdlovsk-Koltsovo Airport, the crew was cleared to climb to 1,500 meters and initiated a left turn as instructed by ATC. The airplane first banked left to an angle of 35-40° and at an…
- September 30, 1975
60 fatalities
Following an uneventful flight from Budapest, the crew was cleared to descend to an altitude of 6,000 feet. By night, the airplane went out of control and crashed in unclear circumstances into the Mediterranean Sea…
- September 30, 1948
15 fatalities
Few minutes after its takeoff from Balkhash Airport, while climbing, the aircraft flew into clouds when control was lost. The aircraft banked right and lost altitude. Shortly later, the right wing detached and out of…
- September 30, 1938
15 fatalities
The float plane crash on Mt Sefuri located 20 km south of Fukuoka. All 15 occupants were killed. The exact date of the mishap remains unknown, somewhere in September 1938.
- September 30, 2017Hull loss
12 fatalities
The four engine aircraft departed Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport on a flight to Bukavu, carrying ammunition and two vehicles. Few minutes after takeoff, the crew reported technical problems and was cleared for an immediate…
- September 30, 1949Hull loss
10 fatalities
En route from Biggs AFB to Lowry AFB, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity. In low visibility, the airplane impacted the ground and crashed 6 km west of Raton. The aircraft was…
- September 30, 1994Hull loss
8 fatalities
The aircraft was completing a cargo flight from Arsenyev to Bukhta Provideniya with intermediate stops in Khabarovsk and Chaibukha, carrying 15 passengers, 6 crew members and a load of six tons of fruits and vegetables.…
- September 30, 1985Hull loss
8 fatalities
On final approach to Schefferville Airport, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with heavy snow falls when the aircraft crashed few km short of runway 36. The aircraft was destroyed and all eight occupants…
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Data is aggregated from public investigation records and may be revised as sources are reconciled.
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