Boeing 767-332 N117DL

Summary

On 26 January 1988 at about 04:20 local time, a Boeing 767-332 registered N117DL, operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident near Block Island, Rhode Island, United States. 155 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 January 1988 at 04:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Block Island, Rhode Island, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 767-332

Registration

N117DL

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

West Palm Beach → Boston

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL88LA084

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE CAPT RPTDLY ADVISED THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TO SECURE THE CABIN AND BE SEATED DUE TO TURBULENCE EXPECTED DURING DESCENT. ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER, THE AIRPLANE BRIEFLY ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE WHILE PASSING THROUGH ABOUT FL230. A FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUSTAINED A BROKEN ANKLE DURING THE ENCOUNTER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.