On this day in aviation — November 6

Every year on November 6, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 610 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.

Notable events

• November 6, 1943

  Junkers Ju-52/3m

  Luftwaffe · Black Sea

  21 fatalities

• November 6, 2002

  Fokker 50

  Luxair · Luxembourg-Findel

  20 fatalities

  RAPPORT FINAL RÉVISÉ Accident survenu le 6 novembre 2002 à Luxembourg au Fokker 27 Mk050 de Luxair immatriculé LX-LGB RAPPORT INITIAL: DÉCEMBRE 2003 RAPPORT RÉVISÉ: JUILLET 2009 ADMINSTRATION DES ENQUÊTES TECHNIQUES…

• November 6, 2022Hull loss

  ATR 42-500

  Precision Air · Lake Victoria, 500 m short of runway 31, Bukoba Airport, Tanzania

  19 fatalities

  The accident was caused by an unstabilized final approach to runway 31 of Bukoba airport conducted in poor weather conditions which did not allow clear sight of the terrain. This led the aircraft to strike the water on…

• November 6, 1944

  Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

  United States Navy - USN · Jacksonville-Towers Field NAS, United States

  17 fatalities

  The twin engine aircraft was approaching Jacksonville-Towers Field when it collided with a US Navy Goodyear FG-1A Corsair registered 13334. Following the collision, both aircraft crashed into the Saint Johns River, some…

• November 6, 1957

  Bristol 175

  Bristol Aeroplane Company · Bristol-Filton, United Kingdom

  15 fatalities

  The Bristol 175 had just completed a test flight of 1 and 40 minutes. Tests included a strain-gauge measurements on the non-standard propeller of the no. 2 engine, and high speed upset manoeuvre recovery tests in…

• November 6, 1961

  Lockheed P-2 Neptune

  Republic of China Air Force (Taiwan) · Shandong, China

  14 fatalities

  The Neptune was conducting a low level penetration flight over the Chinese province of Shandong when it was shot down by an SA-2 Guideline missile. Out of control, it crashed in a prairie, killing all 14 occupants.…

• November 6, 1944

  Junkers JU.52

  German Air Force - Deutsche Luftwaffe · Rondane National Park, Norway

  14 fatalities

  En route, the crew encountered foggy conditions and did not realize he was flying off the prescribed flight path. In poor visibility, the three engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located in the Rondane National…

• November 6, 1961

  Lockheed RB-69A Neptune

  ROC Air Force - 34th Squadron · Dalian, Liaoning Province

  13 fatalities

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Data is aggregated from public investigation records and may be revised as sources are reconciled.