On this day in aviation — November 9
605 notable aviation events on November 9 across history, drawn from official investigation records.
Every year on November 9, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 605 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.
Notable events
- November 9, 1995Hull loss
53 fatalities
The aircraft was completing a flight from Comodoro Rivadavia to Córdoba with an intermediate stop in Villa Reynolds, carrying 48 passengers and five crew members, among them officers from the Air Force flying to Córdoba…
- November 9, 1971Hull loss
52 fatalities
The Hercules was involved in a combined exercise called 'Cold Stream' between British and Italian Army under call sign 'Chalk 4', and was carrying 46 Italian paratroopers and six British crew members to the Villacidro…
- November 9, 1957
44 fatalities
**Pan American World Airways Flight 7, Boeing 377 (N 90944)** **Pacific Ocean, November 9, 1957** Pan American World Airways Flight 7, a Boeing 377 (N 90944), was lost in the Pacific Ocean approximately midway between…
- November 9, 1958
36 fatalities
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- November 9, 1945
24 fatalities
About an hour prior to his scheduled arrival time in Naples, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low visibility due to clouds. The radio navigator informed ground that he lost his orientation and he was…
- November 9, 1999Hull loss
18 fatalities
The aircraft was completing a service from Tijuana to Mexico City with intermediate stops in Guadalajara and Uruapan, carrying 13 passengers and a crew of five. It departed Uruapan-General Ignacio López Rayón Airport…
- November 9, 1935
12 fatalities
Just prior to takeoff, while the crew was preparing the departure, a fire erupted. The aircraft named 'Sylvanus' exploded in the harbor of Brindisi and was rapidly consumed by fire. A passenger was injured while 12…
- November 9, 1961
11 fatalities
The crew was conducting a maritime patrol flight out from Brunswick, Maine. While cruising some 310 miles east from the Virginia coast, the airplane went out of control and crashed into the ocean. The crew was unable to…
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Data is aggregated from public investigation records and may be revised as sources are reconciled.
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