On this day in aviation — October 9
688 notable aviation events on October 9 across history, drawn from official investigation records.
Every year on October 9, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 688 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.
Notable events
- October 9, 1964Hull loss
32 fatalities
On the flight from Timişoara to Bucharest, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and a landing at Băneasa Airport was impossible. ATC rerouted the crew to Craiova Airport but again, landing was not possible there…
- October 9, 1964
31 fatalities
- October 9, 1958Hull loss
19 fatalities
The crew was returning to his base in McChord after he took part to an airshow at Ogden-Hill AFB, supplying the Thunderbird's team. While flying in cruising altitude, the airplane went out of control, dove into the…
- October 9, 1947
15 fatalities
The aircraft was involved in a supply mission and was carrying paratroopers. While cruising at low height, the aircraft was hit by enemy fire and crashed in a wooded area located near Cao Bằng. Adjutant Commercon was…
- October 9, 2009Hull loss
11 fatalities
The twin engine aircraft departed Port-au-Prince-Toussaint Louverture (ex François Duvalier) Airport on a border patrol mission on behalf of the MINUSTAH, the United Nations Mission for Stabilization in Haiti. On board…
- October 9, 1962Hull loss
10 fatalities
The aircraft was undergoing the final flight test required for issuance of its Certificate of Airworthiness. It was to be a visual, local flight lasting about 1 hr 30 min. The takeoff run began at 15:14 hours, 200 m…
- October 9, 1953
9 fatalities
Few minutes after takeoff from Keflavik, bound for the east coast of the US, the airplane went out of control and crashed into the sea about 80 km off shore. All nine crew members were killed. Probable cause (official…
- October 9, 1944
9 fatalities
The crew did not realize his altitude was insufficient while conducting a training exercise in foggy conditions. The aircraft hit the ground near Twizzle Head Moss and disintegrated. Nine crew members were killed, one…
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Data is aggregated from public investigation records and may be revised as sources are reconciled.
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