On this day in aviation — November 12
608 notable aviation events on November 12 across history, drawn from official investigation records.
Every year on November 12, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 608 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.
Notable events
- November 12, 1996Hull loss
312 fatalities
The aircraft departed New Delhi-Indira Gandhi Airport at 1833LT on a flight to Jeddah with an intermediate stop in Dhahran, carrying 289 passengers and 23 crew members. After takeoff, the crew was instructed to climb to…
- November 12, 2001Hull loss
265 fatalities
the in-flight separation of the vertical stabilizer as a result of the loads beyond ultimate design that were created by the first officer's unnecessary and excessive rudder pedal inputs. Contributing to these rudder…
- November 12, 2018
174 fatalities
INFORME BASICO Fecha Publicación: 16/11/2018 País del suceso: Argentina Organismo AIG responsable de la investigación: Teléfono de contacto: (011) 4382-8890 (0351) 4753066 JIAAC E-mail: [email protected] Fecha local:…
- November 12, 1971Hull loss
48 fatalities
On approach to Vinnitsa Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with fog, low clouds and freezing rain. Due to poor visibility, the captain decided to abandon the approach and made a go-around. Few minutes…
- November 12, 1996Hull loss
37 fatalities
The Ilyushin II-76TD departed Shymkent Airport on a regular schedule service (flight KZA1907) to New Delhi-Indira Gandhi, carrying 27 passengers and 10 crew members. Following an uneventful flight, the crew was cleared…
- November 12, 1999Hull loss
24 fatalities
Bureau Enquêtes-Accidents REPORT TRANSLATION on the accident on 12 November 1999 North of Pristina (Kosovo) to the ATR 42-300 registered F-OHFV operated by SI FLY F-FV991112A MINISTERE DE L'EQUIPEMENT, DES TRANSPORTS ET…
- November 12, 1980
13 fatalities
Following an uneventful flight from Ramstein AFB, the crew started the descent by night to Cairo West AFB when the captain decided to initiate a go-around and followed a visual traffic pattern at an altitude of 2,000…
- November 12, 1953
13 fatalities
The JU52 started the approach to Rosario when it collided with an Argentinian Air Force DH.104 Dove registered T-62 and carrying seven crew members. The collision occurred in unclear circumstances. The Dove lost a wing…
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Data is aggregated from public investigation records and may be revised as sources are reconciled.
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