On this day in aviation — November 11

Every year on November 11, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 630 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.

Notable events

• November 11, 1965

  Boeing B-727

  United Airlines · Salt Lke Cty Utah, UTAH, United States

  43 fatalities

  Poorly Planned Approach; Action,Lack Of; Improper Level Off

• November 11, 1992

  Antonov AN-22

  Russian Air Force - Voyenno-vozdushnye sily Rossii · Tver-Migalovo AFB, Russia

  33 fatalities

  After takeoff from Tver-Migalovo AFB, while climbing to a height of about 250 metres, the aircraft pitched up and down then stalled and crashed. All 33 occupants were killed. Probable cause (official findings): It was…

• November 11, 1965Hull loss

  Tupolev TU-124

  Aeroflot · Murmansk, Russia

  32 fatalities

  Following an uneventful flight from Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport, the crew started the approach to Murmansk Airport by night and poor weather conditions due to snow falls. After passing the middle marker, the aircraft was…

• November 11, 1983

  Antonov AN-12

  Soviet Air Force - Voyenno-vozdushnye sily CCCP · Petrel-Burevestnik (Iturup Island, Kuril Islands), Russia

  30 fatalities

  The four engine airplane was carrying soldiers on a flight from Petrel-Burevestnik to Khurba with intermediate stops at Sokol AFB (Dolinsk) and Smirnykh. Few minutes after takeoff, in unknown circumstances, the aircraft…

• November 11, 1945

  Short S.29 Stirling

  Royal Air Force - RAF · Castel Benito (Qaser Bin Ghashir), Libya

  28 fatalities

  Shortly after takeoff by night from Castel Benito, while climbing to a height of 150 feet, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a huge explosion on a sand dune located near the airport. A passenger was seriously injured…

• November 11, 2025Hull loss

  Lockheed C-130 Hercules

  Turkish Air Force - Türk Hava Kuvvetleri · Sighnaghi, Georgia

  20 fatalities

  The Hercules departed Ganja Airport Runway 12 at 1419LT on a flight to Kayseri-Erkilet Airport. About 30 minutes into the flight, while cruising at an altitude of 24,000 feet in good weather conditions, the airplane…

• November 11, 1945

  Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

  United States Army Air Forces - USAAF (1941-1947) · Monti della Meta, Italy

  20 fatalities

  Enroute, while cruising along the Italian shore, the crew encountered poor weather with severe icing conditions and told ATC he wanted to divert to Rome Airport. Later, while in poor visibility due to clouds, the…

• November 11, 2002

  Fokker F27 Friendship

  Laoag International Airline · Manila-Ninoy Aquino, Philippines

  19 fatalities

  Shortly after takeoff from Manila-Ninoy Aquino Airport runway 31, while in initial climb, the captain reported technical problems and elected to return for an emergency landing. Finally, he attempted to ditch the…

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