Virgin Australia B738 at Queenstown on Jun 17th 2024, bird strike
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-YIV performing flight VA-148 from Queenstown (New Zealand) to Melbourne,VI (Australia) with 73…
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A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-YQR performing flight VA-916 from Brisbane,QL to Sydney,NS (Australia) with 179 passengers and 6…
Virgin Australia B738 at Cairns on Oct 24th 2022, descended below minimum safe height
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VUT performing flight VA-793 from Brisbane,QL to Cairns,QL (Australia), was on a RNAV HENDY 8A…
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Virgin Australia B738 at Sydney on Oct 19th 2022, verbal slip in clearance
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-YFT performing flight VA-942 from Brisbane,QL to Sydney,NS (Australia), reached the top of descent…
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Virgin Australia B738 at Coolangatta on Jan 24th 2023, long landing
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-YQM performing flight VA-539 from Sydney,NS to Coolangatta,QL (Australia), landed on Coolangatta's…
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Virgin Australia B738 at Perth on Jan 11th 2023, flaps problem
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-YIQ performing flight VA-469 from Perth,WA to Brisbane,QL (Australia), was climbing out of Perth's…
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Virgin Australia B738 at Coolangatta and Sydney on Apr 27th 2022, control problems
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-YFZ performing flight VA-504 from Coolangatta,QL to Sydney,NS (Australia), departed Coolangatta's…
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Virgin Australia B738 at Brisbane on Nov 30th 2022, overran runway on takeoff and became airborne
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-YFH performing flight VA-324 from Brisbane,QL to Melbourne,VI (Australia), was accelerating for…
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Virgin Australia B738 at Sydney on Nov 14th 2022, cleared for runway incursion
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-IWQ performing flight VA-855 from Melbourne,VI to Sydney,NS (Australia), was on final approach to…
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Virgin Australia A320 near Perth on May 31st 2022, hydraulic problems
A Virgin Australia Airbus A320-200, registration VH-VNB performing flight VA-9223 from Perth,WA to Boolgeeda,WA (Australia), was enroute at FL340…
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Virgin Australia F100 enroute on Dec 27th 2021, cabin and flight crew unwell in flight, possibly hypoxia
A Virgin Australia Fokker 100, registration VH-FNU performing flight VA-1896 from Newman,WA to Perth,WA (Australia) with 7 passengers and 5 crew, was…
Virgin Australia B738 at Perth on Jul 31st 2021, flight control issues
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-YIE performing flight VA-469 from Perth,WA to Brisbane,QL (Australia), was climbing through about…
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Virgin Australia B738 near Darwin on Jun 10th 2021, cracked windshield
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VUY performing positioning flight VA-9945 from Darwin,NT (Australia) to Hong Kong (China), had…
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Virgin Australia AT72 at Canberra on Sep 25th 2019, runway incursion
A Virgin Australia Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration VH-VPJ performing flight VA-669 from Canberra,AC to Sydney,NS (Australia),…
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Virgin Australia B738 near Adelaide on Sep 13th 2017, control inputs injure two cabin crew
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VUE performing flight VA-233 from Melbourne,VI to Adelaide,SA (Australia), was descending towards…
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Virgin Australia B738 at Apia on Apr 23rd 2016, pod strike on landing
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-YIW performing flight VA-91 from Auckland (New Zealand) to Apia (Samoa) with 76 passengers and 6…
Virgin Australia AT72 at Canberra on Dec 13th 2018, both engines rolled back temporarily one after the other
A Virgin Australia Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration VH-FVN performing flight VA-660 from Sydney,NS to Canberra,AC (Australia),…
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Virgin Australia B773 at Los Angeles on Feb 16th 2020, landing gear issue, smoke from landing gear
A Virgin Australia Boeing 777-300, registration VH-VOZ performing flight VA-9 from Brisbane,QL (Australia) to Los Angeles,CA (USA), was descending…
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Virgin Australia B738 near Brisbane on Jan 19th 2020, skin peeling near left flap
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VOO performing flight VA-346 from Brisbane,QL to Melbourne,VI (Australia), was climbing out of…
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Virgin Australia AT72 at Canberra on Nov 19th 2017, hard landing and tail strike
A Virgin Australia Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration VH-FVZ performing flight VA-646 from Sydney,NS to Canberra,AC (Australia)…
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Virgin Australia A332 at Melbourne on Jul 10th 2019, fuel leak
A Virgin Australia Airbus A330-200, registration VH-XFG performing flight VA-69 from Melbourne,VI (Australia) to Hong Kong (China), was climbing out…
Virgin Australia AT72 near Sydney on Feb 20th 2014, control disagreement causing excessive G-forces injures cabin crew and pitch controls disconnect
On May 24th 2019 the ATSB released their final report concluding the probable causes of the accident were:Contributing factors- During the descent,…
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Virgin Australia B738 at Darwin on Dec 6th 2016, temporary runway excursion on landing
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VUI performing flight VA-1465 from Melbourne,VI to Darwin,NT (Australia), landed on Darwin's…
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Virgin Australia A320 near Perth on Sep 12th 2015, automated flight system issue
A Virgin Australia Airbus A320-200, registration VH-FNP performing flight VA-9053 from Perth,WA to Boolgeeda,WA (Australia) with 139 passengers and 9…
Virgin Australia B738 at Alice Springs on Mar 27th 2019, no gala on landing
Galah/Roseate Cockatoo (Photo: PLW) A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VUP performing flight VA-1576 from Darwin,NT to Alice…
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Virgin Australia B738 near Newcastle on Feb 1st 2019, cargo smoke indication
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VOT performing flight VA-938 from Brisbane,QL to Sydney,NS (Australia) with 170 people on board,…
Virgin Australia B738 at Auckland on Jan 17th 2018, tail scrape on departure
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-YIR performing flight VA-91 from Auckland (New Zealand) to Rarotonga (Cook Islands), departed…
Virgin Australia B738 near Adelaide on Oct 18th 2018, electrical issue
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VUP performing flight VA-465 from Perth,WA to Brisbane,QL (Australia), was enroute at FL350 about…
Virgin Australia B738 at Christchurch on May 12th 2015, control issues during landing
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VOP performing flight VA-134 (dep May 11th) from Sydney,NS (Australia) to Christchurch (New…
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Virgin Australia B738 at Brisbane on Jun 4th 2018, burst tyre on departure
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VUG performing flight VA-474 from Brisbane,QL to Perth,WA (Australia), departed Brisbane's runway…
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Virgin Australia B738 near Coolangatta on Jun 1st 2018, smoke in cockpit
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-YVA performing flight VA-745 from Melbourne,VI to Coolangatta,QL (Australia), was on approach to…
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Virgin Australia B738 at Sydney on Apr 2nd 2018, lightning strike
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VOK performing flight VA-1536 from Sydney,NS to Hobart,TA (Australia), was climbing out of Sydney…
Virgin Australia B738 at Maroochydore on Dec 26th 2017, hard touch down during go around
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VUX performing flight VA-1507 from Melbourne,VI to Maroochydore,QL (Australia), was on final…
Virgin Australia B738 at Melbourne on Oct 20th 2017, bird and rabbit strike at once
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-YFX performing flight VA-319 from Melbourne,VI to Brisbane,QL (Australia), was climbing out of…
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Virgin Australia B738 at Coolangatta on Oct 12th 2017, engine problem
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VUA performing flight VA-546 from Coolangatta,QL to Sydney,NS (Australia), was climbing through…
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Virgin Australia AT72 near Williamtown on Feb 22nd 2017, smoke in cockpit
A Virgin Australia Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration VH-VPJ performing flight VA-1188 from Port Macquarie,NS to Sydney,NS…
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Virgin Australia B738 near Rockhampton on May 21st 2017, fumes on board
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-BZG performing flight VA-610 from Mackay,QL to Brisbane,QL (Australia), was enroute at FL350 about…
Virgin Australia B738 at Christchurch on Mar 19th 2017, bird strike
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-YIO performing flight VA-101 from Christchurch (New Zealand) to Melbourne,VI (Australia), departed…
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Virgin Australia A332 at Perth on Nov 26th 2014, lightning strike at the gate
A Virgin Australia Airbus A330-200, registration VH-XFJ performing flight VA-561 from Sydney,NS to Perth,WA (Australia), had safely completed the…
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Virgin Australia E190 at Mildura on May 31st 2016, near collision when two aircraft joined final and both went around
A Virgin Australia Embraer ERJ-190, registration VH-ZPJ performing flight VA-1615 from Melbourne,VI to Mildura,VI (Australia) with 81 passengers and…
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Virgin Australia B738 near Adelaide on May 9th 2015, control inputs cause injuries to flight attendant
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-YID performing flight VA-436 from Sydney,NS to Adelaide,SA (Australia) with 83 passengers and 6…
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Virgin Australia B738 near Auckland on Jul 21st 2016, problems with cabin pressurization
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-YIT performing flight VA-91 from Auckland (New Zealand) to Apia (Samoa), was climbing out of…
Virgin Australia B738 at Mildura on Jun 18th 2013, landed below weather minima and substantially below final fuel reserve
On May 31st 2016 the ATSB released their final report into both serious incidents of VH-YIR (this coverage) and VH-VYK, see Incident: Qantas B738 at…
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Virgin Australia B738 near Sydney on May 19th 2016, smell of smoke in cabin
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-YFL performing flight VA-1351 from Sydney,NS to Darwin,NT (Australia), was enroute at FL360 about…
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Virgin Australia B738 near Brisbane on Feb 23rd 2016, unusual odour in cabin
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-YVC performing flight VA-1280 from Hamilton Island,QL to Sydney,NS (Australia) with about 160…
Virgin Australia B738 at Christchurch on Jul 15th 2015, unexpected reduced runway length for takeoff, wrong reference speeds
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-YIU performing flight VA-127 from Christchurch (New Zealand) to Brisbane,QL (Australia), was…
Virgin Australia B738 at Dunedin and Christchurch on Dec 13th 2015, flaps failure
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-YIU performing flight VA-120 from Brisbane,QL (Australia) to Dunedin (New Zealand), was on…
Virgin Australia B738 at Sydney on Jun 4th 2013, went through localizer and caused loss of separation
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-YIR performing flight DJ-871 from Melbourne,VI to Sydney,NS (Australia), was on approach to…
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Virgin Australia B773 near Los Angeles on Jul 29th 2015, cracked windshield
A Virgin Australia Boeing 777-300, registration VH-VPE performing flight VA-8 from Los Angeles,CA (USA) to Brisbane,QL (Australia), had just levelled…
Virgin Australia B773 at Melbourne on Aug 15th 2013, waypoint 2.8nm out at 50 feet above runway
A Virgin Australia Boeing 777-300, registration VH-VPF performing flight VA-24 from Los Angeles,CA (USA) to Melbourne,VI (Australia), was on the…
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Virgin Australia B738 near Adelaide on Nov 7th 2014, speed decay during climb remained unnoticed
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VUR performing flight VA-1385 from Adelaide,SA to Brisbane,QL (Australia), was climbing out of…
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Virgin Australia A332 at Perth on Jun 9th 2014, fumes in cabin
A Virgin Australia Airbus A330-200, registration VH-XFB performing flight VA-558 from Perth,WA to Sydney,NS (Australia) with an unknown number of…
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Virgin Australia B773 over Pacific on Nov 3rd 2014, blocked sinks
A Virgin Australia Boeing 777-300, registration VH-VPH performing flight VA-2 from Los Angeles,CA (USA) to Sydney,NS (Australia), was enroute at…
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Virgin Australia A332 near Perth on Jun 9th 2014, two cabin crew incapacitated by fumes
A Virgin Australia Airbus A330-200, registration VH-XFD performing flight VA-558 from Perth,WA to Sydney,NS (Australia), was climbing out of Perth…
Virgin Australia AT72 at Albury on Feb 25th 2014, suspected bird strike
A Virgin Australia Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration VH-FVR performing flight XR-1174/VA-1174 from Sydney,NS to Albury,NS…
Virgin Australia B738 near Launceston on Jan 4th 2013, speed decayed below minimum manoeuvering speed during climb
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VUZ performing flight DJ-1361 from Launceston,TA to Melbourne,VI (Australia), was climbing out of…
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Virgin Australia B738 near Denpasar on Apr 25th 2014, squawked unlawful interference
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-YIF performing flight VA-41 from Brisbane,QL (Australia) to Denpasar (Indonesia) with 137…
Virgin Australia B738 near Bali on Sep 14th 2012, wake turbulence from A380
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-YIO performing flight DJ-4198 from Denpasar Bali (Indonesia) to Brisbane,QL (Australia) with 132…
Virgin Australia B738 at Melbourne on Feb 26th 2013, odour in cabin
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VUZ performing flight DJ-823 from Melbourne,VI to Sydney,NS (Australia) with 129 passengers, was…
Virgin Australia B738 at Coolangatta on Jan 28th 2013, temporary loss of control due to aquaplaning on landing
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-YFF performing flight DJ-1693 from Canberra,AC to Coolangatta Gold Coast,QL (Australia), was on…
Virgin Australia B738 at Melbourne on Dec 19th 2012, unsafe gear after departure
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VOQ performing flgiht DJ-1368 from Melbourne,VI to Launceston,TA (Australia), was climbing out of…
Virgin Australia B738 near Coolangatta on Apr 15th 2012, fuel imbalance
The Australian Transportation Safety Board (ATSB) released their final report without conclusion or safety message.The ATSB reported that the…
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Virgin Australia B737 near Melbourne and Sydney on Apr 17th 2012, fumes sicken two flight attendants
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-700, registration VH-VBL performing flight DJ-815 from Melbourne,VI to Sydney,NS (Australia) with 129 passengers and 7…
Virgin Australia B738 near Brisbane on Sep 28th 2012, disappeared from radar
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VUM performing flight DJ-913 from Sydney,NS to Brisbane,QL (Australia), was enroute at FL390 about…
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Virgin Australia B773 at Los Angeles on Aug 26th 2012, flat right main tyre
A Virgin Australia Boeing 777-300, registration VH-VOZ performing flight VA-7 from Brisbane,QL (Australia) to Los Angeles,CA (USA), was descending…
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Virgin Australia B738 near Sydney on Jan 25th 2012, turbulence injures 3 flight attendants
The Australian Transportation Safety Board released their bulletin reporting the captain had briefed the cabin crew about forecast heavy rain and low…
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