Boeing 767 N829MH

Summary

On 26 February 2012 at about 09:06 local time, a Boeing 767 registered N829MH, operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident near Angers, France. 147 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.

Date

26 February 2012 at 09:06

Classification

Accident

Location

Angers, France

Coordinates

47.4736, -0.5542

Aircraft

Boeing 767

Registration

N829MH

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Delta Air Lines

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Frankfurt → Detroit

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

Unk

Light

Day

NTSB number

DCA12CA045

1 person was seriously injured.

the flight attendant inadvertently tripping over a passenger's luggage strap that was protruding into the isle.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On February 26, 2012, about 1036 coordinated universal time, Delta Air Lines flight 143, a Boeing 767-432ER, N829MH, one flight attendant received serious injuries while delivering meal service. The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 121 as a scheduled international passenger flight from Frankfurt Airport, Frankfurt, Germany to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Detroit, Michigan. According to flight crew statements, about one hour and thirty minutes into the flight while the airplane was in cruise, one of the flight attendant tripped over a passenger's bag during meal service and received a serious injury as a result of the fall.  

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.