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| Date: | Sunday 23 October 2011 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-451 |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | N661US |
| MSN: | 23719/696 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Engine model: | P&W PW4000 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 394 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI (DTW/KDTW) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI (DTW/KDTW) |
| Narita, Tokyo (NRT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On October 23, 2011, 1600 eastern daylight time, a Boeing 747-451, registration number N661US, powered by four Pratt
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ENG12IA003
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 October 2002 | N661US | Northwest Airlines | 0 | over Bering Sea |  |
non |
| 21 March 2014 | N661US | Delta Air Lines | 0 | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) | |
unk |
| Collision with Ground support equipment | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2023 17:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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