Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | Freitag 31 Januar 2014 |
Zeit: | 08:30 |
Flugzeugtyp: |  McDonnell Douglas MD-88 |
Fluggesellschaft: | Delta Air Lines |
Kennzeichen: | N921DL |
Werknummer: | 49645/1480 |
Baujahr: | 1988 |
Betriebsstunden: | 65507 |
Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 5 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 139 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 144 |
Sachschaden: | schwer beschädigt |
Konsequenzen: | Repaired |
Unfallort: | Atlanta-William B. Hartsfield International Airport, GA (ATL) ( USA)
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Flugphase: | Stehendes (STD) |
Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
Flug von: | Atlanta-William B. Hartsfield International Airport, GA (ATL/KATL), USA |
Flug nach: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), USA |
Unfallbericht: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.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Inattention by ground crew personnel which resulted in the airplane being substantially damaged."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB  |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 7 months | Accident number: | DCA14CA051 | Download report: | Summary report
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Informationsquelle:
» NTSB
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accident date:
31-01-2014type: McDonnell Douglas MD-88
registration: N921DL
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Atlanta-William B. Hartsfield International Airport, GA to Miami International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 953 km (596 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.