On this day in aviation — October 12
675 notable aviation events on October 12 across history, drawn from official investigation records.
Every year on October 12, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 675 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.
Notable events
- October 12, 1976Hull loss
95 fatalities
Shortly after takeoff from runway 27 at Bombay-Santa Cruz Airport, while climbing, the captain contacted ATC and declared an emergency after the right engine exploded and caught fire. The crew was cleared to return for…
- October 12, 1994Hull loss
66 fatalities
Thirty-five minutes after takeoff from Isfahan Airport, while cruising by night at the altitude of 18,000 feet, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed 47 seconds later on the slope of a mountain…
- October 12, 1967
66 fatalities
G-ARCO left London-Heathrow Airport at 2145 hours on 11 October 1967, operating British European Airways (BEA) flight BE284 to Athens. It carried 38 passengers and 2 154 kg of freight, including 920 kg for Nicosia. The…
- October 12, 1945
59 fatalities
- October 12, 1962Hull loss
18 fatalities
While on final approach to Seville-San Pablo Airport, the crew was able to send a brief mayday message, reporting that the aircraft caught fire. Shortly later, the airplane went out of control and crashed onto a hill…
- October 12, 1948
10 fatalities
About one hour after departure from Baku-Bina Airport, while flying some 250 km north of the capital city, weather conditions worsened. Due to poor reception of local beacon transmission, the captain decided to return…
- October 12, 1998Hull loss
9 fatalities
On final approach to Stord-Sørstokken Airport by night, the twin engine aircraft stalled and crashed in a rocky area located 180 metres short of runway 33. The aircraft was destroyed and all nine occupants were killed,…
- October 12, 1973
9 fatalities
See all 675 events for October 12:
https://himaxym.com/history/on-this-day
Contemporaneous coverage and timeline for October 12 — 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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