On this day in aviation — November 3
556 notable aviation events on November 3 across history, drawn from official investigation records.
Every year on November 3, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 556 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.
Notable events
- November 3, 1986
103 fatalities
While approaching Zahedan Airport by night, the crew descended below the minimum safe altitude of 6,500 feet when the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located 11 km from the airfield. All 103 occupants were…
- November 3, 1965
69 fatalities
The aircraft was completing a flight from Buenos Aires to the US with intermediate stops at Howard AFB and San Salvador, carrying 60 cadets of the Argentinian Air Force and nine crew members. After his departure from…
- November 3, 1965
68 fatalities
- November 3, 1950Hull loss
48 fatalities
The four engine aircraft christened 'Malabar Princess' left Cairo-Almaza Airport at 0209LT on a direct flight to Geneva, completing an international service from Bombay to London, carrying 40 passengers and a crew of 8.…
- November 3, 1945
44 fatalities
While cruising by night at an altitude of 8,000 feet, the aircraft hit with its right wing some trees and crashed in a dense wooded area. The wreckage was found a month later and all 44 occupants have been killed. Crew:…
- November 3, 1953
28 fatalities
En route from Camiri to Sucre, the airplane hit the slope of Mt Rodeo Pampa located south of Tarabuco. The wreckage was found few hours later and all 28 occupants have been killed. Probable cause (official findings):…
- November 3, 1967Hull loss
Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald
21 fatalities
The aircraft, registration PP-SDJ, took off from São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, at 1015 hours Z, with Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Paraná, as its destination, carrying five crew members and twenty passengers. In accordance with…
- November 3, 1944
14 fatalities
The bomber left Kingman Airport on a gunnery training mission jointly with a USAF Bell P-39Q Airacobra registered 44-2378. While flying at an altitude of 12,000 feet, the pilot of the Bell misjudged the distance between…
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Data is aggregated from public investigation records and may be revised as sources are reconciled.
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