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Emirates Boeing B777-300 (A6-EMW) flight EK521

Emirates Boeing B777-300 (A6-EMW) flight EK521

Emirates flight EK521 crashed on 3 August 2016 while operating a scheduled passenger flight UAE521, departed Trivandrum International Airport India, at 0506 UTC for a 3 hour 30 minute flight to Dubai International Airport (OMDB), the United Arab Emirates, with 282...

Gulf Air – Airbus A320-212 (A40-EK) flight GF072

Gulf Air – Airbus A320-212 (A40-EK) flight GF072

GULF AIR flight GF072 crashed while on go-around in Bahrain international airport. On 23 August 2000, at about 1930 local time, Gulf Air flight GF-072, an Airbus A320-212, a Sultanate of Oman registered aircraft A40-EK, crashed at sea at about 3 miles north-east of...

Qantas – Boeing B737-400 (VH-TJX)

Qantas – Boeing B737-400 (VH-TJX)

On 18 January 2001, Qantas flight VH-TJX, a Boeing 737-476 aircraft, encountered microburst windshear at 0729 EST while conducting a go-around from runway 19 at Brisbane aerodrome during an intense thunderstorm. The aircraft was operating a scheduled fare-paying...

JET 2 – BOEING B737-33A (G-CELC)

JET 2 – BOEING B737-33A (G-CELC)

The fight crew of JET 2 flight G-CELC were carrying out an ILS approach to Chambery Airport, in IMC, with the autopilot engaged and the LOC (localiser) and VS (vertical speed) modes selected. The crew reported that they had observed some anomalies with the ILS and DME...

JETSTAR – AIRBUS A321-231 (VH-VWW) flight JQ57

JETSTAR – AIRBUS A321-231 (VH-VWW) flight JQ57

The JETSTAR flight JQ57 was on a scheduled flight from London Gatwick Airport to Chania Airport, Crete. The aircraft and pilots were on their first fight of the day. The fight preparation proceeded normally until, when the co-pilot selected the slats/flaps lever to...

Thai – Airbus – A310-204 (HS-TIA) flight TG261

Thai – Airbus – A310-204 (HS-TIA) flight TG261

On 11 December 1998 at approximately 17:54 hours Airbus A310-204, belonging to Thai Airways International Public Company Limited, of nationality and registration HS-TIA departed on a passenger scheduled flight TG261 en route on airways TG458 at flight level 310 from...

Qantas – Boeing – B747-438 (VH-OJH) flight QF1

Qantas – Boeing – B747-438 (VH-OJH) flight QF1

On 23 September 1999, at about 2247 local time, a Qantas Boeing 747-438 aircraft registered VH-OJH (callsign Qantas One) overran runway 21 Left (21L) while landing at Bangkok International Airport, Thailand. The overrun occurred after the aircraft landed long and...

Aviation accidents

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An aviation incident is an occurrence, other than an accident, that affects or could affect the safety of aircraft operations. Examples of aviation incidents include near collisions, runway incursions, and unruly passenger incidents.

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