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| Date: | Sunday 18 February 2024 |
| Time: | 22:55 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 767-332ER (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | N176DZ |
| MSN: | 29697/745 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 227 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | TMA Bogota, Sector North -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) |
| Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO) | |
| Investigating agency: | Aerocivil |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Delta Air Lines flight DL253, a Boeing 767-332ER, experienced severe turbulence injuring flight attendants and a passenger.
On the descent, in the approach phase between the PAPET and BO832 positions (North Sector) between flight levels FL220 and FL180, the aircraft encountered turbulence.
During the event, one of the cabin crew members (flight attendant) sustained a serious injury, and some passengers suffered minor injuries. The flight continued, the crew did not declare an emergency, and landed normally at its destination.
The return leg was cancelled and the aircraft was ferried to Atlanta (ATL) on February 20, 2024.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
FAA
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n176dz#340bf167
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Feb-2024 15:39 | ASN | Added |
| 21-Feb-2024 15:39 | ASN | Updated |
| 21-Feb-2024 15:39 | ASN | Updated [Location, ] |
| 26-Feb-2024 11:22 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, ] |
| 09-Jan-2025 15:54 | ASN | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Country, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
| 09-Jan-2025 15:55 | ASN | Updated |
| 09-Jan-2025 15:55 | ASN | Updated [Damage, ] |
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