Airbus A320-212 N352NW

Summary

On 11 June 2012 at about 04:20 local time, a Airbus A320-212 registered N352NW, operated by Delta Air Lines Inc, was involved in an accident near Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. 150 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.

Date

11 June 2012 at 04:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Coordinates

44.8758, -93.2197

Aircraft

Airbus A320-212

Registration

N352NW

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Delta Air Lines Inc

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Madison → Minneapolis

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

IMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

DCA12CA088

1 person was seriously injured.

Inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence while in descent.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

After receiving a forecast of turbulence from air traffic control (ATC), the flight crew briefed the flight attendants, informed the passengers via the public address system, and the seatbelt sign was illuminated.   During descent for landing, the airplane encountered turbulence as the flight crew was maneuvering to avoid weather and radar returns. During the event, a flight attendant standing in the aft galley sustained a serious injury to his right ankle when he was lifted and dropped back to the floor. The remaining 149 passengers and crewmembers onboard were not injured. The flight crew declared an emergency and the airplane landed without further incident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.