McDonnell Douglas MD 88 N921DL
31 January 2014 · Atlanta, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 January 2014 at about 13:30 local time, a McDonnell Douglas MD 88 registered N921DL, operated by Delta Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident near Atlanta, Georgia, United States. 144 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hartsfield - Atlanta Intl (ATL)
- Coordinates
- 33.6369, -84.4281
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas MD 88
- Registration
- N921DL
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1988
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Delta Airlines, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Atlanta → Miami
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DCA14CA051
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 |
Probable cause
Inattention by ground crew personnel which resulted in the airplane being substantially damaged.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Before departure and while the airplane was being de-iced by ground crew personnel, the de-icing bucket struck the left side of the fuselage and dislodged a passenger window. As a result, the airplane was substantially damaged and the pressure vessel was compromised. There were no reported injuries.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other McDonnell Douglas MD-88 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2013 | McDonnell Douglas MD-88 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 2015 | McDonnell Douglas MD 88 | New York, New York, United States | Delta Air Lines | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 2016 | McDonnell Douglas MD 88 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 2011 | McDonnell Douglas MD-88 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Delta Air Lines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 2017 | McDonnell Douglas MD 88 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Delta Air Lines | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 2010 | McDonnell Douglas MD-88 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Delta Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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