McDonnell Douglas MD88 N911DL

Summary

On 27 August 2019 at about 00:37 local time, a McDonnell Douglas MD88 registered N911DL, operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc, was involved in an accident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 152 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

27 August 2019 at 00:37

Classification

Accident

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Chicago O'Hare International (KORD)

Coordinates

41.9744, -87.9067

Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas MD88

Registration

N911DL

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

2

Operator

Delta Air Lines, Inc

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Atlanta → Chicago

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

DCA19CA208

1 person was seriously injured.

an encounter with convective turbulence during descent.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On August 26, 2019, about 2037 central daylight time, Delta Airlines as flight 805, a Boeing MD-88, N911DL,  encountered turbulence during descent to the Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD), Chicago, Illinois. Of the 152 passengers and crew onboard, one flight attendant was seriously injured and there was no damage to the airplane.  The flight was operating under 14 CFR Part 121 as a regularly scheduled passenger flight from the Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (KATL), Atlanta, Georgia. According to the flight crew, during initial descent, they heard reports of moderate turbulence from preceding airplanes on arrival.  The captain contacted the cabin crew and informed them of the upcoming moderate turbulence and instructed them to be seated. Shortly after, while deviating around an area of weather, the airplane encountered approximately 10 to 15 seconds of moderate turbulence. According to cabin crew statements, they had finished service and had stowed everything they needed to in the galley. The captain notified them that turbulence "was coming in three to five minutes." The aft flight attendant was returning to his jumpseat when the turbulence was encountered and was unable to maintain his balance and fell to the floor.  After the turbulence had subsided the injured flight attendant was able to make it back to his jumpseat and immobilize his ankle. The flight attendants informed the flight crew of the injury and medical personnel met the airplane at the gate. A subsequent x-ray indicated the flight attendant sustained a fractured distal fibula.  

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.