On this day in aviation — November 5
634 notable aviation events on November 5 across history, drawn from official investigation records.
Every year on November 5, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 634 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.
Notable events
- November 5, 2010Hull loss
21 fatalities
- November 5, 1943
19 fatalities
While cruising over Libya by night and in good weather conditions, one the right engine caught fire. The crew reduced his altitude in an attempt to make an emergency landing in the desert but while descending, the…
- November 5, 1978
18 fatalities
Shortly after takeoff from Alexandria Airport, while climbing, the airplane went out of control and crashed in the Mediterranean Sea. All 18 occupants were killed, among them few American citizens. They were en route to…
- November 5, 1978
17 fatalities
- November 5, 1946
13 fatalities
On approach to Moscow, the crew was instructed to stack over the airport due to poor weather conditions. More than two hours later, the crew informed ATC that he was short of fuel and received the permission to attempt…
- November 5, 1950
12 fatalities
The seaplane was returning to its base following a maritime patrol flight off the Korean coast. While overflying the South China Sea, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances about 250 km east of Hong Kong. The…
- November 5, 1972Hull loss
9 fatalities
Three minutes after takeoff from Udskoye Airport, while climbing to a height of 100 meters, the pilot-in-command initiated a left turn when the airplane banked left then lost height and crashed in flames in a wooded…
- November 5, 1942
9 fatalities
While engaged in a maritime patrol flight, the seaplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the Atlantic Ocean and was lost without trace with its nine crew members. In 1983, the wreckage was located at coordinates…
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Data is aggregated from public investigation records and may be revised as sources are reconciled.
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