Boeing 737-232 N315DL

Summary

On 11 November 1987 at about 00:45 local time, a Boeing 737-232 registered N315DL, operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident near Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. 66 people were on board and one was seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 November 1987 at 00:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 737-232

Registration

N315DL

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Atlanta → Raleigh-Durham

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL88LA034

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE DURING THE NIGHTTIME FLT, WHEN IT PASSED THROUGH CLOUDS MOMENTARILY AT FL225. A FLT ATTENDANT SUSTAINED A BROKEN ANKLE. THE CAPTAIN RPTD THAT RADAR GAVE NO INDICATION OF ANY WX AHEAD PRIOR TO THE ENCOUNTER. THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WAS TURNED ON ABOUT 15 SECONDS PRIOR TO ENTERING THE CLOUDS, WHEN THE FLT CREW FIRST OBSERVED THE CLOUDS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.