Airbus A319 N328NB
23 July 2018 · West Palm Beach, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 23 July 2018 at about 19:31 local time, a Airbus A319 registered N328NB, operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident near West Palm Beach, Florida, United States. 134 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:31
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 26.6831, -80.0956
- Aircraft
- Airbus A319
- Registration
- N328NB
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2001
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Minneapolis → Miami
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DCA18CA316
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 134 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 132 |
Probable cause
An inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On July 23, 2018, about 1531 eastern daylight time, Delta Air Lines flight 1488, an Airbus A319-114, N328NB, encountered turbulence while maneuvering in a holding pattern. Of the 5 crewmembers and 129 passengers onboard; one flight attendant received minor injuries and one passenger received serious injuries. The airplane was not damaged. The regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 from Minneapolis International Airport (KMSP), Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Miami International Airport (KMIA), Miami, Florida. According to the flight crew, the flight was deviating for weather and was issued holding instructions. The crew noted that the weather was clear when they accepted the hold. During the hold, the airplane encountered moderate turbulence, and a flight attendant and one passenger sustained head injuries. The flight subsequently diverted to Southwest Florida International Airport, Fort Myers, Florida, where it landed uneventfully.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Airbus A319 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 2018 | Airbus A319 115 | Unknown, Mexico | American Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 2018 | Airbus A319 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Frontier Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 May 2017 | Airbus A319 132 | South Toledo Bend, Texas, United States | Spirit Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 2017 | Airbus A319 115 | Miami, Florida, United States | American Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 2017 | Airbus A319 114 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Delta Air Lines | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 2019 | Airbus A319 | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | Spirit Airlines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 17 Aug 2018 | Beechcraft 35 | Mayport, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 14 Apr 2018 | S Z D SZD 48 JANTAR STD 2 | LaBelle, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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