On this day in aviation — October 18
623 notable aviation events on October 18 across history, drawn from official investigation records.
Every year on October 18, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 623 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.
Notable events
- October 18, 1989Hull loss
57 fatalities
Five minutes after takeoff from Nasosny AFB, the engine n°1 suffered an uncontained failure. The crew elected to return when the engine caught fire and detached few minutes later. The left wing caught fire as well and…
- October 18, 1992Hull loss
31 fatalities
The crew initiated the descent to Bandung-Husein Sastranegara Airport and encountered poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls. Too low, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Puntang located about 25 km south of…
- October 18, 1963Hull loss
31 fatalities
On final approach to Aswan Airport, the crew encountered poor visibility caused by a sandstorm. On final, the captain decided to reduce his altitude in an attempt to establish a visual contact with the ground when the…
- October 18, 1944
24 fatalities
While cruising at an altitude of 6,000 feet, the crew encountered marginal weather conditions with heavy rain falls and turbulence. The four engine bomber exploded in mid-air and dove into the ground before crashing in…
- October 18, 1942
21 fatalities
The airplane departed RAF Talbenny on a flight to RAF Northolt. On board were six crew members and nine passengers, all of them Czech nationals who were flying to London to celebrate the Czech National Day. On final…
- October 18, 1965
13 fatalities
The aircraft departed Vientiane-Wattay Airport at 1505LT bound for Hanoi. About 15 minutes later, the crew contacted ATC and gave his ETA at Hanoi for 1644LT. While descending to Hanoi-Gia Lam Airport, the aircraft…
- October 18, 1958Hull loss
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
11 fatalities
While approaching Argentia NAS on a flight from Patuxent River NAS, the crew did not realize his altitude was insufficient. On final, the four engine aircraft crashed into the Bay of Placentia, about 1,000 feet short of…
- October 18, 2015
9 fatalities
The twin engine aircraft departed Bogotá-El Dorado on a short flight to Bogotá-Guaymaral Airport, carrying three passengers and one pilot. Three minutes after takeoff from runway 13L, while climbing to a height of 200…
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Data is aggregated from public investigation records and may be revised as sources are reconciled.
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