Boeing 737-932ER N801DZ

Summary

On 5 June 2016 at about 15:30 local time, a Boeing 737-932ER registered N801DZ, operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. 186 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

5 June 2016 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Coordinates

36.0800, -115.1522

Aircraft

Boeing 737-932ER

Registration

N801DZ

Category

Airplane

Year built

2013

Engines

2

Operator

Delta Air Lines

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Atlanta → Las Vegas

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DCA16CA182

1 person was seriously injured.

An encounter with wake turbulence that resulted in a flight attendant injury.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On June 5, 2016, about 0930 mountain daylight time, Delta Air Lines flight 341, a Boeing 737-900, N810DZ, encountered turbulence during approach to McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada. Of the 186 passengers and crew onboard, one flight attendant received a serious injury. The airplane was not damaged. The regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight was operating under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121, from Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport (KATL), Atlanta, Georgia, to McCarran International Airport (KLAS), Las Vegas, Nevada. The captain stated that during the arrival phase into Las Vegas, the flight encountered wake turbulence from another airplane. He said that the wake turbulence was sustained and that he immediately used heading select on the autopilot to exit the wake turbulence. The flight crew checked on the passengers and crew and were told that everyone was ok.  After deplaning, the captain learned that one flight attendant (FA) had lost her balance and may have injured her wrist. The FA stated that the turbulence occurred when she was preparing the galley for landing. She indicated that when she was thrown to the ground, she put her hand out to avoid hitting her head, injuring her hand, wrist and arm. Upon reaching the hotel, she reported her injury to the company, and was sent to the hospital where she was diagnosed with a fractured wrist.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.