On this day in aviation — October 6
703 notable aviation events on October 6 across history, drawn from official investigation records.
Every year on October 6, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 703 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.
Notable events
- October 6, 1976Hull loss
73 fatalities
The four engine airplane departed Bridgetown-Grantley Adams Airport at 1715LT on a schedule flight to Havana via Kingston, Jamaica. Nine minutes later, the captain declared an emergency and informed ATC about an…
- October 6, 1955Hull loss
66 fatalities
The Board concluded there was insufficient evidence to establish that the deviation was due to crew incapacitation, navigational errors, or equipment malfunction. The Board determined that "the probable cause of this…
- October 6, 2010
Tajik National Guard helicopter crash
28 fatalities
- October 6, 1946
21 fatalities
While flying over the Malacca Strait in poor weather conditions, while on a flight from Northolt to Singapore, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in to the sea about 100 miles west of Pulau Penang. As the…
- October 6, 1981Hull loss
17 fatalities
During the preflight briefing, about 44 minutes prior to takeoff, the crew was informed about the presence of a low pressure area south of Rotterdam with thunderstorm activity and turbulences. At 1704LT, the airplane…
- October 6, 1978Hull loss
16 fatalities
The four engine airplane was flying from Concepción to Santiago and was carrying eight passengers and eight crew members taking part to 'Operation Unitas', a joint training exercise by the navies of the US, Peru and…
- October 6, 1954
13 fatalities
The heavy bomber was engaged in a training mission out from Biggs AAF in El Paso, Texas. While cruising by night in light rain conditions, the airplane went out of control and entered a dive. Three crew members were…
- October 6, 1943
10 fatalities
The crew left Waller Field NAS at Trinidad on a maritime patrol flight. The aircraft failed to return and is supposed to have crashed into the Caribbean Sea, killing the entire crew.
See all 703 events for October 6:
https://himaxym.com/history/on-this-day
Contemporaneous coverage and timeline for October 6 — Recap.at:
Data is aggregated from public investigation records and may be revised as sources are reconciled.
Primary source: https://himaxym.com/history/on-this-day
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