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| Date: | Saturday 19 May 2018 |
| Time: | 13:14 |
| Type: |  Bombardier CRJ-900LR |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Connection, opb Endeavor Air |
| Registration: | N916XJ |
| MSN: | 15154 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 25078 hours |
| Engine model: | GE CF34-8C5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 77 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Lexington-Blue Grass Airport, KY (LEX/KLEX) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, GA (ATL/KATL) |
| Lexington-Blue Grass Airport, KY (LEX/KLEX) | |
| Investigating agency: | FAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Delta Air Lines flight DL3359 suffered a runway excursion after landing on runway 22 at Lexington-Blue Grass Airport, Kentucky, USA. The aircraft came to rest in the grass to the left of the runway, prior to the runway end.
The flight crew reported to ATC that there were 73 passengers and 4 crew members on board the flight.
Weather at the time of the incident (1715Z):
KLEX 191733Z VRB04KT 1/2SM R04/1600VP6000FT +RA BKN015 BKN025 OVC033 21/18 A2998 RMK AO2 RAB1656 P0083 T02060178
KLEX 191701Z 20004KT 2 1/2SM R04/6000VP6000FT +RA BKN019 BKN028 OVC050 21/18 A2997 RMK AO2 RAB1656 P0009 T02110183
Sources:
http://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Plane-skids-off-runway-at-Blue-Grass-Airport-483119591.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 April 2016 | N916XJ | Delta Connection, opb Endeavor Air | 0 | near Charleston-Yeager Airport, WV (CRW/KCRW) | |
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| Windscreen cracks or failure | ||||||
Location
Media:
Delta Flight 3359 hydroplanes off runway at bluegrass airport pic.twitter.com/S4QVlWRte6
— 100.1 WKQQ (@WKQQLexington) May 19, 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2018 18:19 | harro | Added |
| 19-May-2018 18:20 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 19-May-2018 18:46 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-May-2018 18:54 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative, ] |
| 19-May-2018 18:59 | harro | Updated [Damage, ] |
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