AeroInside Monthly Aviation Safety Review September 2026

September 2026 was a busy month in aviation safety. Please find our summary below.

All in all, 50 new articles have been published during last month. Out of these, a total of 1 crash has been reported. 14 accidents have occurred during that timeframe. Additionally, 35 incidents have been observed with our focus on commercial jet aviation.

Crashes (1)

Tracep L410 at Kenge on Sep 25th 2026, crashed on landing
A Tracep Let L-410, registration 9S-GUC performing a flight from Kikwit to Kinshasa N'Dolo (DR Congo) with 13 passengers and 4 crew, diverted to…

Accidents (14)

Flydubai B38M near Tabuk on Sep 30th 2026, fight in the cockpit, first officer under investigation for suspected suicide attempt
A FlyDubai Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration A6-FKF performing flight FZ-1073 from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Tel Aviv (Israel) with 174 passengers…

Indigo A21N at Bangalore on Sep 27th 2026, tail strike on go around
An Indigo Airlines Airbus A321-200N, registration VT-NHP performing flight 6E-6542 from Guwahati to Bangalore (India), was on short final to…

Delta A333 over Atlantic on Sep 27th 2026, smoke on board
A Delta Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration N824NW performing flight DL-251 from Barcelona,SP (Spain) to Boston,MA (USA) with 296 people on board,…

Sita D228 at Jufal on Sep 24th 2026, main gear collapse
A Sita Air Dornier Do-228, registration 9N-AJH performing a flight from Neepalgunj to Jufal (Nepal) with 13 people on board, landed on Jufal's runway…

ANA B738 at Okinawa on Sep 23rd 2026, engine shut down in flight
An ANA All Nippon Airways Boeing 737-800, registration JA86AN performing flight NH-1502 from Okinawa to Saga (Japan) with 158 people on board, was…

PSA CRJ9 at Charlotte on Sep 21st 2026, severe turbulence injures passenger
A PSA Airlines Canadair CRJ-900 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N594NN performing flight AA-5045 from Toronto,ON (Canada) to…

Delta A21N at Kahului on Sep 19th 2026, fuel fumes on board
A Delta Airlines Airbus A321-200N, registration N530DE performing flight DL-394 from Kahului,HI to Seattle,WA (USA), was climbing out of Kahului's…

Austrian A20N at London on Sep 19th 2026, tail strike on landing
An Austrian Airlines Airbus A320-200N, registration OE-LZN performing flight OS-333 from Vienna (Austria) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), landed on…

Serve B733 at Kindu on Sep 17th 2026, main gear collapse on takeoff
A Serve Air Boeing 737-300 freighter, registration 9S-AAI performing a flight from Kindu to Kinshasa (DR Congo), was departing Kindu's runway 36 when…

Sepehran B733 at Mashhad on Sep 14th 2026, rejected takeoff due to severe vibrations
A Sepehran Boeing 737-300, registration EP-FSU performing flight SHI-4358 from Mashhad to Kermanshah (Iran), was accelerating on Mashhad's runway 31L…

Trans Air DC87 at Kinshasa on Sep 8th 2026, runway excursion
A Trans Air Cargo Service Douglas DC-8-70 freighter, registration 9S-AJO performing a flight from Kinshasa N'Djili to Kisangani (DR Congo), was…

21 Air B763 at Miami on Sep 6th 2026, overran runway
A 21 Air Boeing 767-300 freighter on behalf of Amazon Prime, registration N1997A performing flight 2I-7598 from San Juan (Puerto Rico) to Miami,FL…

Amerijet B763 at Guatemala City on Sep 6th 2026, hard landing
An Amerijet Boeing 767-300 freighter, registration N373CM performing flight M6-8743 from Miami,FL (USA) to Guatemala City (Guatemala), landed on…

Allegiant A320 at Greenville on Sep 5th 2026, runway excursion and tail strike
An Allegiant Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration N295NV performing flight G4-4413 from Tuscaloosa,AL to Greenville,NC (USA), was landing on…

Incidents (35)

Mesa E175 at Houston on Sep 27th 2026, shattered windshield
A Mesa Airlines Embraer ERJ-175 on behalf of United, registration N87360 performing flight UA-6309 from Houston Intercontinental,TX to El Paso,TX…

Lufthansa B744 near Manchester on Sep 26th 2026, burning odour on board
A Lufthansa Boeing 747-400, registration D-ABVY performing flight LH-470 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Toronto,ON (Canada), was enroute at FL330…

Lufthansa A321 near Lyon on Sep 26th 2026, power bank thermal runaway
A Lufthansa Airbus A321-200, registration D-AISB performing flight LH-1170 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Lisbon (Portugal) with 198 passengers and…

Swiss A320 at Valencia on Sep 25th 2026, hydraulic failure
A Swiss International Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration HB-IJQ performing flight LX-2142 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Valencia,SP (Spain) with…

Delta A333 at Barcelona on Sep 25th 2026, engine compressor stall
A Delta Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration N813NW performing flight DL-195 from Barcelona,SP (Spain) to Atlanta,GA (USA), was climbing out of…

SAS A20N near Billund on Sep 25th 2026, smell of smoke in cabin
A SAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A320-200N, registration EI-SCE performing flight SK-528 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Stockholm (Sweden), was…

United B739 near Jacksonville on Sep 25th 2026, engine issue
A United Boeing 737-900, registration N66831 performing flight UA-2746 from Orlando,FL to Washington Dulles,DC (USA) with 179 passengers and 6 crew,…

Argentinas A332 at Buenos Aires on Sep 24th 2026, engine compressor stalls
An Aerolineas Argentinas Airbus A330-200, registration LV-GHQ performing flight AR-1132 from Buenos Aires Ezeiza,BA (Argentina) to Madrid,SP (Spain),…

Eurowings Malta A320 at Dusseldorf on Sep 22nd 2026, smoke on board
An Eurowings Europe Malta Airbus A320-200, registration 9H-EUX performing flight EW-9854 from Dusseldorf (Germany) to Brindisi (Italy) with 144…

Vietjet A320 near Chennai on Sep 22nd 2026, engine problems
A Vietjet Airbus A320-200, registration VN-A655 performing flight VJ-1875 from Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) to Colombo (Sri Lanka) with 143 passengers…

Vueling A320 at Stuttgart on Sep 22nd 2026, oil leak
A Vueling Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration EC-LUN performing flight VY-1866 from Barcelona,SP (Spain) to Stuttgart (Germany), landed on…

Indigo B789 at London on Sep 22nd 2026, smoke on board
An Indigo Boeing 787-9, registration LN-FND performing flight 6E-4 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Delhi (India), was climbing out of London when the…

Ryanair B738 at Porto on Sep 22nd 2026, unlawful interference transponder code
A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-IKJ performing flight FR-7073 from Porto (Portugal) to Dublin (Ireland), was climbing out of Porto's runway…

United B763 over Atlantic on Sep 21st 2026, engine trouble
A United Boeing 767-300, registration N674UA performing flight UA-938 (dep Sep 20th) from Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA) to London Heathrow,EN (UK) with 173…

UPS A306 at Phoenix on Sep 20th 2026, rejected takeoff
A UPS United Parcel Service Airbus A300-600, registration N137UP performing flight 5X-859 from Phoenix,AZ to Louisville,KY (USA), was accelerating…

LIAT E145 at Georgetown on Sep 20th 2026, engine problem
A LIAT Air Embraer ERJ-145, registration V2-LHA performing flight 5L-770 from Georgetown (Guyana) to Antigua (Antigua) with 47 people on board, was…

Flysafair B738 at George on Sep 19th 2026, flaps problem
A Flysafair Boeing 737-800, registration ZS-FGD performing flight FA-222 from Johannesburg to George (South Africa), was on final approach to…

France A359 near Brest on Sep 19th 2026, unusual odour in cockpit
An Air France Airbus A350-900, registration F-HTYB performing flight AF-436 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Bogota (Colombia), was enroute…

KLM B773 over Atlantic on Sep 17th 2026, power bank thermal runaway
A KLM Boeing 777-300, registration PH-BVP performing flight KL-735 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Curacao (Curacao) with 322 people on board, was…

KLM Cityhopper E295 at Amsterdam on Sep 15th 2026, rudder failure
A KLM Cityhopper Embraer ERJ-195-E2, registration PH-NXH performing flight KL-1531 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Valencia,SP (Spain), was climbing…

United B763 near Moncton on Sep 13th 2026, multiple system faults
A United Boeing 767-300, registration N671UA performing flight UA-934 from Newark,NJ (USA) to London Heathrow,EN (UK) with 168 people on board, was…

United B763 at Newark on Sep 12th 2026, loud squeal on flight deck
A United Boeing 767-300, registration N677UA performing flight UA-16 from Newark,NJ (USA) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was climbing out of Newark when…

Envoy E170 at Chicago on Sep 10th 2026, control yoke loose
An Envoy Embraer ERJ-170 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N781EJ performing flight AA-3551 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Minneapolis,MN (USA)…

Transair B735 at Nouakchott on Sep 10th 2026, runway excursion
A Transair Boeing 737-500, registration 6V-AJD performing charter flight R2-4401 from Dakar (Senegal) to Nouakchott (Mauritania) carrying the soccer…

El Al B772 at Tel Aviv on Sep 7th 2026, lined up parallel to runway for landing
An El Al Boeing 777-200, registration 4X-ECF performing flight LY-324 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Tel Aviv (Israel), was on a visual…

Qantas B738 at Queenstown on Sep 5th 2026, engine compressor stalls
A Qantas Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VZQ performing flight QF-122 from Queenstown (New Zealand) to Sydney,NS (Australia), was climbing out of…

Norse B789 at London on Sep 4th 2026, rejected takeoff due to nose gear problem
A Norse Atlantic Airways UK Boeing 787-9, registration G-CKOF performing flight Z0-701 from London Gatwick,EN (UK) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was…

ANA Wings DH8D at Osaka on Sep 4th 2026, could not fully retract landing gear
An ANA Wings de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration JA843A performing flight NH-547 from Osaka Itami to Kagoshima (Japan) with 71 people on board, was…

United A21N near Denver on Sep 4th 2026, three flight attendants become sick in flight
A United Airbus A321-200N, registration N54561 performing flight UA-2803 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Denver,CO (USA), was descending towards Denver…

Indigo A21N near Muscat on Sep 3rd 2026, pilot incapacitation
An Indigo Airbus A321-200N, registration VT-ILO performing flight 6E-1302 from Doha (Qatar) to Bangalore (India) with 155 people on board, was…

India Express A20N near Lucknow on Sep 3rd 2026, cargo smoke indication
An Air India Express Airbus A320-200N, registration VT-ATD performing flight IX-1253 from Varanasi to Delhi (India) with 155 people on board, was…

Garuda B738 at Jakarta on Sep 3rd 2026, blew tyre on departure
A Garuda Boeing 737-800, registration PK-GFS performing flight GA604 from Jakarta to Makassar (Indonesia) with 141 passengers and 8 crew, was…

Asia Pacific B752 over Pacific on Sep 3rd 2026, loss of cabin pressure
An Asia Pacific Airlines Boeing 757-200 freightere, registration N688SL performing mail flight P9-881 from Hong Kong (China) to Guam (Guam), was…

Wamos A332 at La Reunion on Sep 3rd 2026, GNSS interference
A Wamos Air Airbus A330-200 on behalf of French Bee, registration EC-ORP performing flight BF-5700 (dep Sep 2nd) from Paris Orly (France) to La…

Aeromexico B38M near Mexico City on Sep 2nd 2026, power bank thermal runaway
An Aeromexico Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration XA-DAP performing flight AM-371 from Tapachula to Mexico City (Mexico), was enroute when the power bank…

Airlines
The following airlines have been covered in aviation incidents during last month: 21 Air, ANA All Nippon Airways, ANA Wings, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, Air France, Air India Express, Allegiant Air, Amerijet, Asia Pacific Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Delta Airlines, El Al, Envoy Air, Eurowings Europe Malta, FlySafair, Flydubai, Garuda Indonesia, Indigo Airlines, KLM, KLM Cityhopper, LIAT Air, Lufthansa, Mesa Airlines, Norse Atlantic Airways UK, PSA Airlines, Qantas, Ryanair, SAS Scandinavian Airlines, Sepehran, Serve Air, Sita Air, Swiss International Airlines, Tracep, Trans Air Cargo Service, Transair, UPS, United, Vietjet Air, Vueling, Wamos Air

Flight numbers
Flight numbers linked to aviation incidents during last month: 2I-7598, 5L-770, 5X-859, 6E-4, 6E-6542, AA-3551, AA-5045, AF-436, AM-371, AR-1132, BF-5700, DL-195, DL-251, DL-394, EW-9854, FA-222, FR-7073, FZ-1073, G4-4413, GA604, IX-1253, KL-735, KL-1531, LH-470, LH-1170, LX-2142, LY-324, M6-8743, NH-547, NH-1502, OS-333, QF-122, SHI-4358, SK-528, UA-16, UA-934, UA-938, UA-2746, UA-2803, UA-6309, VJ-1875, VY-1866, Z0-701

Aircraft types
The following aircraft types have been covered in one or more articles during last month: Airbus A300, Airbus A320, Airbus A320-200N, Airbus A321, Airbus A321-Neo, Airbus A330-200, Airbus A330-300, Airbus A350-900, Boeing 737-300, Boeing 737-500, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-800MAX, Boeing 737-900, Boeing 747-400, Boeing 757-200, Boeing 767-300, Boeing 777-200, Boeing 777-300, Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705, DORNIER 228, DOUGLAS DC-8-70, De Havilland Dash 8 (400), Embraer ERJ-145, Embraer ERJ-170, Embraer ERJ-175, Embraer ERJ-195-E2, Let L-410 Turbolet

Causes
The following causes have been reported: cargo smoke indication, engine problem, engine shut down in flight, engine trouble, flaps problem, hard landing, hydraulic failure, rejected takeoff, runway excursion, tail strike on landing