On this day in aviation — October 29
635 notable aviation events on October 29 across history, drawn from official investigation records.
Every year on October 29, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 635 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.
Notable events
- October 29, 2018Hull loss
191 fatalities
- October 29, 2006Hull loss
96 fatalities
AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT 4/2008 (ADC/2006/10/29/F) Accident Investigation Bureau Report on the Accident to ADC Airlines, Boeing 737-2B7 Registration 5N-BFK at Tungar Madaki,Abuja on 29th October, 2006. This report was…
- October 29, 1941
24 fatalities
The airplane departed Moscow-Khodynka Airport on a flight to Kuybyshev, carrying four crew members and 20 passengers, in connection with the evacuation of GAZ n°1 to Kuybyshev. En route, the crew encountered poor…
- October 29, 1994Hull loss
23 fatalities
The four engine aircraft departed Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport on a cargo flight to Ermolino with two intermediate stops in Ust-Ilimsk and Omsk, carrying 14 passengers, 9 crew members, 8,6 tons of fish, 2 cars and 2…
- October 29, 1960Hull loss
22 fatalities
"loss of control during a premature liftoff.
- October 29, 1943
22 fatalities
- October 29, 1999
21 fatalities
Crashed in unknown circumstances in the sea off Pasni while completing a maritime patrol flight. All 21 occupants were killed.
- October 29, 1953Hull loss
19 fatalities
"the failure of the crew to follow prescribed procedures for an instrument approach.
See all 635 events for October 29:
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Contemporaneous coverage and timeline for October 29 — Recap.at:
Data is aggregated from public investigation records and may be revised as sources are reconciled.
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