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| Date: | Friday 21 January 2022 |
| Time: | 20:50 |
| Type: |  Bombardier CRJ-900LR |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Connection, opb Endeavor Air |
| Registration: | N272PQ |
| MSN: | 15272 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Engine model: | GE CF34-8C5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 19 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Raleigh-Durham International Airport, NC (RDU) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport, DC (DCA/KDCA) |
| Raleigh/Durham Airport, NC (RDU/KRDU) | |
| Investigating agency: | FAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Delta flight DL5501, a CRJ-900LR, slid off the taxiway when vacating runway 5L at taxiway B9 at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, NC, USA. The aircraft became stuck.
Weather reported at the incident time (0151Z 22 Jan):
KRDU 220151Z 03008KT 2SM -SN BR FEW012 OVC021 M04/M06 A3039 RMK AO2 SLP294 P0003 T10441061
Sources:
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a2af3e&lat=35.895&lon=-78.781&zoom=16.0&showTrace=2022-01-22&trackLabels
Media:
We have confirmed and have live pics of the Delta flight 5501 coming from DC that has skidded off the runway @RDUAirport
— @AmberRupinta (ABC11 (@RupintaABC11) January 22, 2022
All fights now being diverted as emergency crews respond and bus 19 passengers to the terminal. No injuries reported. Live report@at 11 on #ABC11 pic.twitter.com/xi8UFiC5ZV
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2022 08:50 | harro | Added |
| 22-Jan-2022 08:50 | harro | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 22-Jan-2022 08:51 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, ] |
| 22-Jan-2022 08:52 | harro | Updated [Category, ] |
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