On this day in aviation — October 22
652 notable aviation events on October 22 across history, drawn from official investigation records.
Every year on October 22, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 652 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.
Notable events
- October 22, 2005Hull loss
117 fatalities
The accident was reported to erstwhile Accident Investigation and Prevention Bureau (AIPB) now Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) on Saturday 22nd of October, 2005. The site of the wreckage was located on the 23rd of…
- October 22, 1996Hull loss
34 fatalities
The aircraft departed Manta-Eloy Alfaro Airport on a cargo flight to Miami, carrying one passenger, three crew members and a load of frozen fish and flowers. Seven seconds after liftoff, while in initial climb, the crew…
- October 22, 1958Hull loss
31 fatalities
The Viscount, en route from London to Naples, flying on Airway Amber 1, reported over Ostia at 23,500 feet at 1144 hours advising that it was continuing to Ponza, estimating arrival over this point at 1157. At 1150 it…
- October 22, 1943
20 fatalities
The aircraft was engaged in a training sortie in Fort Benning AFB with 26 paratroopers on board. After several passes over the drop zone, 11 crewmen bailed out. Due to an insufficient airspeed, the aircraft stalled. All…
- October 22, 1942
17 fatalities
While passing over Novi Sad, descending to Belgrade-Zemun Airport, the captain encountered marginal weather conditions with low clouds. Some five km east of Bukovac, the three-engine airplane named 'Johannes Höroldt'…
- October 22, 1952
13 fatalities
The airplane suffered technical problems in flight and while trying to make an emergency landing, the crew lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field located in Jamshedpur. All 13 occupants were killed.
- October 22, 1943
13 fatalities
While flying by night over the North Sea, the aircraft was attacked by the pilot of a German fighter. The captain reduced his altitude in an attempt to ditch the aircraft. Unfortunately, the Dakota hit a cliff on Hållö…
- October 22, 1942
13 fatalities
After takeoff from Bilbeis, the captain decided to make a low pass over the Officer's Mess. While flying at a height of eight feet, the aircraft hit the tent with its left wing tip that broke away. The aircraft…
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Data is aggregated from public investigation records and may be revised as sources are reconciled.
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