On this day in aviation — October 19
692 notable aviation events on October 19 across history, drawn from official investigation records.
Every year on October 19, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 692 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.
Notable events
- October 19, 1988Hull loss
133 fatalities
Indian Airlines B-737 aircraft VT-EAH was operating scheduled flight IC113 (Bombay - Ahmedabad sector) on 19-10-1988. There were 135 occupants on board including 6 crew members. Aircraft contacted Ahmedabad Approach…
- October 19, 1988Hull loss
34 fatalities
Vayudoot F27 aircraft VT-DMC was operating scheduled flight VDT703 Silchar - Guwahati on 19-10-1988. There were 34 persons on board including 3 crew members. The aircraft took off from Silchar at around 0810LT from…
- October 19, 1986Hull loss
34 fatalities
Part ! Report of the board of inquiry into the accident to tupolev itbaa-3b aircraft cs-caa on 19th october 1986 isbn 0 621 11239 9 gps. : ee a oe table of contents subject submission of the report introduction the…
- October 19, 1964
33 fatalities
While descending to Belgrade-Surcin Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. On final, ATC informed the pilot his altitude was insufficient and that he was approaching below the glide. In foggy conditions,…
- October 19, 1943
24 fatalities
The aircraft was returning to Canada from the European War Theater with 20 soldiers in permission and a crew of four. After a fuel stop in Gander, the aircraft continued its route to Mont-Joli Airfield. While cruising…
- October 19, 1953
21 fatalities
The airplane left Monterrey Airport at 0700LT bound for Falcon, Tamaulipas. About ten minutes later, while climbing, the airplane hit the slope of a mountain and crashed into a deep ravine, about 30 km northeast of the…
- October 19, 2006Hull loss
15 fatalities
The single engine aircraft was engaged in a military training exercise with 2 pilots and 13 soldiers (paratroopers from the Special Forces) for a routine local paratroop flight. Few minutes after takeoff, the crew…
- October 19, 1992
15 fatalities
Shortly after takeoff from Ust-Nem Airport, while climbing to a height of about 30 metres, the left engine failed and its propeller autofeathered. After the crew retracted the flaps, the aircraft rolled to the left,…
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Data is aggregated from public investigation records and may be revised as sources are reconciled.
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