Airbus A330-323 N807NW
25 April 2011 · New York, New York, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 April 2011 at about 20:25 local time, a Airbus A330-323 registered N807NW, operated by Delta Airlines, Inc, was involved in an accident near New York, New York, United States. 276 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New York, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- John F. Kennedy International (JFK)
- Coordinates
- 40.6397, -73.7789
- Aircraft
- Airbus A330-323
- Registration
- N807NW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Delta Airlines, Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- New York → Sparta
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA11LA266
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 276 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 275 |
Probable cause
The flight attendant's inadvertent fall, which resulted in a serious injury.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was being pushed back from the gate when a flight attendant fell after she stepped on her own foot. She lost her balance and fractured her left femur. According to the injured flight attendant and other crewmembers, the push back was smooth. There were no mechanical problems with the airplane at the time of the accident that would have caused the flight attendant to fall.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Airbus A330 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2011 | Airbus A330 | Seoul, Korea, Republic Of Korea | Korean Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 15 Jun 2010 | Airbus A330 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Alitalia | Unknown | - |
| 18 Sep 2012 | Airbus A330-323 | Sophia, North Carolina, United States | US Airways Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 May 2010 | Airbus A330 | Tripoli, Libya | Afriqiyah Airways | Fatal | 103 |
| 20 Dec 2012 | Airbus A330 | Phuket, Thailand | Air Berlin | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 2012 | Airbus A330 | Paris, France, France | TAM Linhas Aereas | Unknown | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 2011 | British BAC 167 STRIKEMASTER | Kingston, New York, United States | Dragon Aviation Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jul 2011 | Murphy ELITE | Batavia, New York, United States | Patrick McCabe | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 2011 | Wing John R WITTMAN TAILWIND | Fulton, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Jul 2011 | Piper PA-28-140 | Adams, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 2011 | Bell 206B | New York, New York, United States | Dudley Paul P | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Dec 2011 | Cessna 172P | Schenectady, New York, United States | Marine Flyer LLC | No injuries | - |