Boeing 757-232 N618DL
6 January 1998 · Orlando, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 6 January 1998 at about 23:15 local time, a Boeing 757-232 registered N618DL, operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident near Orlando, Florida, United States. 189 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Orlando, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 28.4191, -81.3007
- Aircraft
- Boeing 757-232
- Registration
- N618DL
- 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
- Atlanta → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- MIA98LA054
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 189 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 188 |
Probable cause
inadvertent encounter with turbulence, which resulted spillage of hot coffee in a passenger's lap.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The flight encountered moderate turbulence, while in cruise flight. During the encounter, a coffee pot fell from a serving cart into the lap of a passenger. The top came off the pot, and hot coffee spilled on the passenger, causing injury.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 757 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 1998 | Boeing 757-200 | Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic | Airtours Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1998 | Boeing 757 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | United Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 25 May 1998 | Boeing 757-2B7 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1998 | Boeing 757 | Brazil, Brazil | Transbrazil | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1998 | Boeing 757-200 | Brussels, Belgium | Canada 3000 | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1998 | Boeing 757-2Y0 | Larnaca, Cyprus | Air 2000 Ltd | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 1998 | Cessna 172F | Spring Hill, Florida, United States | Barrett A. Bailey | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1998 | Cessna 172G | Leesburg, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 May 1998 | Gulfstream American 690C | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1998 | Mohr SKYBOLT | Lakeland, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1998 | Bell 47G | Bunnell, Florida, United States | Wing and Rotor International | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1998 | Beechcraft 95 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | RAY T. Hanselman | Minor injuries | - |