Boeing 767 332 N129DL
20 May 2009 · San Juan, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 20 May 2009 at about 16:30 local time, a Boeing 767 332 registered N129DL, operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident near San Juan, United States. 268 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 4 had minor injuries. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Juan, United States
- Coordinates
- 18.4691, -66.1007
- Aircraft
- Boeing 767 332
- Registration
- N129DL
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1988
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Atlanta → San Juan
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DCA09CA051
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 268 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 263 |
Probable cause
Inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence while in cruise.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On May 20, 2009, at 1230 eastern daylight time, Delta Airlines flight 419, a Boeing 767, N129DL, encountered turbulence while enroute from Atlanta, Georgia, to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The captain stated that preflight information and enroute reports indicated only light chop for the flight and he communicated this to the flight attendants. About 10 minutes before the turbulence encounter, the captain turned on the seat belt sign and made an announcement for the passengers to remain in their seats with the seat belt fastened because they would be deviating around weather ahead. After deviating around the weather and with no weather returns on the radar, the flight encountered turbulence that lasted for about 20 seconds. At the time of the turbulence encounter, the airplane was in cruise at Flight Level 350. One of the flight attendants in the back of the airplane was thrown from her jump seat to the floor and injured. Two doctors and a nurse assisted the injured flight attendant. The flight crew declared an emergency and was given direct routing to San Juan. The injured flight attendant was transported to the hospital, where she was subsequently diagnosed with a fractured femur.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2009 | Boeing 767 | New York, New York, United States | Royal Air Maroc | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2009 | Boeing 767 | Keflavik, Iceland | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 2009 | Boeing 767 | Atlanta Hartsfield Intl. Apt. (KATL), Georgia, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 2009 | Boeing 767-3P6 | Unknown, Argentina | Delta Air Lines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 2009 | Boeing 767-432ER | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Delta Air Lines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 2009 | Boeing 767 432ER | St. Johns, Canada | Delta Air Lines Inc | Unknown | - |
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