On this day in aviation — November 13
608 notable aviation events on November 13 across history, drawn from official investigation records.
Every year on November 13, 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 13, 1950
58 fatalities
The aircraft was completing a charter flight from Rome to Montreal with intermediate stops in Paris, Shannon and Keflavik, carrying a crew of seven and 51 Canadian pilgrims flying back home after a pilgrimage in Rome…
- November 13, 1966
50 fatalities
Flight 533 was a scheduled domestic.flight from Osaka International Airport to Matsuyama Airport. It departed Osaka International Airport at 1913 hours, one hour and twenty-five minutes behind schedule with an ATC…
- November 13, 1951Hull loss
36 fatalities
After departure from Frankfurt-Main Airport, the crew was informed about strong winds blowing from the northwest up to 30 knots, on the route between Dijon and Bordeaux. The pilot-in-command continued his route in IFR…
- November 13, 1942
20 fatalities
The three engine airplane departed Trapani Airport on a flight to Tunis, transferring troops to North Africa. After takeoff from Trapani, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All 20 occupants were…
- November 13, 1945
16 fatalities
The approach to Tacloban was performed in poor weather conditions. The aircraft landed hard and after touchdown, the captain decided to go around, increased power on both engines, pull up the control column and…
- November 13, 1946Hull loss
15 fatalities
While cruising at an altitude of 11,000 feet in poor weather conditions, the aircraft hit the slope of Mt Cofre de Perote located southeast of Perote, State of Veracruz. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 15…
- November 13, 1993Hull loss
12 fatalities
The approach to Ürümqi-Diwopu was completed in limited visibility due to foggy conditions. On short final, the aircraft descended below the glide and struck a concrete wall located 3 km short of runway 25. It gain…
- November 13, 1969Hull loss
12 fatalities
The aircraft was completing a cargo flight from Moscow to Yakutsk with intermediate stops in Amderma, Khatanga and Magadan, carrying a load of fruits (grapes, pears and lemons) for a total weight of 10,776 kilos.…
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Data is aggregated from public investigation records and may be revised as sources are reconciled.
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