McDonnell Douglas MD 90-30 N938DN
4 September 2017 · El Paso, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 4 September 2017 at about 20:31 local time, a McDonnell Douglas MD 90-30 registered N938DN, operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident near El Paso, Texas, United States. 143 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 20:31
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Paso, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- El Paso Intl (ELP)
- Coordinates
- 31.8072, -106.3764
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas MD 90-30
- Registration
- N938DN
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1995
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Atlanta → El Paso
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DCA17CA194
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 143 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 142 |
Probable cause
an inadvertent encounter with turbulence.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On September 4, 2017 at about1531 central daylight time, Delta Air Lines flight 2121, a Boeing MD-90, N938DN, encountered turbulence during final approach into El Paso International Airport (ELP), El Paso, Texas. Of the 143 passengers and crew onboard, one flight attendant sustained serious injuries. The flight was operating under 14 CFR Part 121 as a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL), Atlanta, Georgia, to ELP. According to the operator, while on approach the flight crew completed the cabin notification and turned the seatbelt sign on. While one of the flight attendants was performing final safety checks and walking to her jumpseat, the airplane encountered turbulence, resulting in the flight attendant hitting her head on the overhead bin. The flight attendant continued to her seat for the remainder of the approach and landing. The flight crew was notified of the event during taxi and they requested paramedics meet the flight at the gate. The flight attendant was transported to the hospital where she was diagnosed with head injuries and admitted for observation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other McDonnell Douglas MD-90 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 2009 | McDonnell Douglas MD-90 | Jakarta, Indonesia | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 2009 | McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Delta Air Lines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 2006 | McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 2006 | McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 2000 | McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1999 | McDonnell Douglas MD-90 | Hualien, Taiwan | UNI Airlines | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2017 | Cessna 340 | McKinney, Texas, United States | Holubar Properties Inc | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 2017 | Robinson R44 | Spofford, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2017 | Cessna 150 | McKinney, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2017 | Swearingen SA26 | Hondo, Texas, United States | FMG Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 2017 | Beechcraft 58 | Ingleside, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 2017 | Robinson R22 BETA | Electra, Texas, United States | Carmichael Helicopter Service LLC | Fatal | 1 |