On this day in aviation — November 7
628 notable aviation events on November 7 across history, drawn from official investigation records.
Every year on November 7, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 628 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.
Notable events
- November 7, 1996Hull loss
144 fatalities
After takeoff from Port Harcourt Airport, the crew was cleared to climb to FL240. At 15:47 the flight established initial contact with Lagos Approach Control, and was assigned a transponder code. At 15:54 the flight…
- November 7, 1991Hull loss
51 fatalities
The descent to Makhachkala was started in poor weather conditions. While over mountainous terrain, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when, at an altitude of 550 metres and at a speed of 366 km/h,…
- November 7, 1960Hull loss
37 fatalities
While approaching Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport in marginal weather conditions, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located 16 km from the airfield. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 37 occupants were…
- November 7, 1950
21 fatalities
The Board determined that "the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the captain to conduct the flight in accordance with the prescribed approach procedure."
- November 7, 1952
19 fatalities
While flying by night at an altitude of 11,000 feet, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of Mt McKinley located in the Denali State Park. First rescuers arrived on the scene few hours later and all 19 occupants have…
- November 7, 1942
19 fatalities
The three engine airplane departed Nautsi on a flight to Berlin-Staaken, carrying four crew members and 15 passengers from III/KG-30. The airplane failed to arrive in Berlin and was lost without trace. The exact…
- November 7, 1959
15 fatalities
Shortly after takeoff from Tainan Airport, en route to Clark AFB in the Philippines, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances, killing all 15 occupants.
- November 7, 1958
12 fatalities
The crew was flying at an altitude of 1,500 meters in VFR mode above the clouds when he received the permission by ATC to descent to 400 meters. While cruising in cloudy conditions at the altitude of 950 meters, the…
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Data is aggregated from public investigation records and may be revised as sources are reconciled.
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