Delta Air Lines, Inc. accidents

The NTSB database holds 214 accidents and incidents involving Delta Air Lines, Inc., recorded between 1963 to 2026. 9 of them were fatal (4%), and 111 people died.

The deadliest year was 1973, with 88 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (51 records).

The aircraft types that appear most often are Douglas DC-8, Boeing 757 and Douglas DC-9.

Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Brazil.

135 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

214

Records

Fatal

111

Deaths

Share fatal

1963 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 79 of 214 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 38

1970s 65

1980s 12

1990s 9

2000s 18

2010s 30

2020s 42

Aircraft types involved

Douglas DC-8 33 Boeing 757 21 Douglas DC-9 20 Boeing 767 18 Boeing 737 16 Boeing 727 15

Where these happened

United States 184 Mexico 3 Brazil 3 France 2 Spain 2 Atlantic Ocean North Lat. 2

All 214 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
6 Jan 1998	Boeing 757-232 N618DL	Orlando, Florida, United States	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
19 Oct 1996	McDonnell Douglas MD-88 N914DL	Flushing, New York, United States	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
27 Apr 1993	Boeing 757-232 N646DL	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
15 Mar 1993	Boeing 727-232 N527DA	Guadalajara, Mexico no coordinates	Delta Air Lines Inc.	No injuries	-
7 Jan 1992	Boeing 737-232 N322DL	Dfw Airport, Texas, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
20 Nov 1991	McDonnell Douglas MD-88 N908DL	Atlanta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
21 Mar 1988	Boeing 727-232 N515DA	Portland, Oregon, United States	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
10 Mar 1988	Boeing 737-232 N310DA	Atlanta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
26 Jan 1988	Boeing 767-332 N117DL	Block Island, Rhode Island, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
11 Nov 1987	Boeing 737-232 N315DL	Raleigh, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
9 Jan 1986	Boeing 727-232 N403DA	Memphis, Tennessee, United States	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
10 Aug 1981	Lockheed L-1011 N726DA	Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
29 May 1981	Douglas DC-8 N1307L	Newark, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
18 May 1981	Douglas DC-9 N1295L	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
17 Apr 1981	Lockheed L-1011 N705DA	Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
12 Sep 1980	Lockheed L1011 N710DA	Nassau, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
15 Jul 1980	Douglas DC-9 N33321	Tampa, Florida, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
22 May 1980	Douglas DC-8 N1300L	Atlanta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
15 Jul 1979	Lockheed L1011 N707DA	Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
24 Jun 1979	Lockheed L-1011 N724DA	Atlanta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
15 Feb 1979	Boeing 727 N467DA	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
7 Sep 1978	Boeing B-727 N484DA	Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
31 Aug 1978	Lockheed L-1011 N701DA	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
12 Aug 1978	Douglas DC-9 N1273L	Springfield, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
8 Aug 1978	Douglas DC-8 N809E	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
11 Jun 1978	Lockheed L-1011 N720DA	Atlanta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	-
28 Mar 1978	Douglas DC-8 N1306L	Bimini, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
5 Aug 1977	Douglas DC-8 N815E	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
13 Apr 1977	Lockheed 1011 N707DA	San Diego, California, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
21 Feb 1977	Douglas DC-8 N1302L	Jamacia, New York, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
27 Dec 1976	Boeing 727 N473DA	Bangor, Maine, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
27 May 1976	Douglas DC-8 N806E	Atlanta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
16 Mar 1976	Boeing 727 N468DA	Birmingham, Alabama, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
3 Mar 1976	Boeing 727 N483DA	Springfield, Missouri, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
22 Feb 1976	Boeing 727 N400DA	Tampa, Florida, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
25 Jan 1976	Lockheed 1011 N715DA	Detroit, Michigan, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
22 Dec 1975	Boeing 727 N454DA	Atlanta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
7 Nov 1975	Douglas DC9-32 N1286L	Knoxville, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
29 Sep 1975	Douglas DC-9 N1265L	Atlanta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
22 Sep 1975	Douglas DC-8 N808E	Texico Vortac, Texas, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
16 Aug 1975	Boeing 727 N468D	Portland, Maine, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
8 Aug 1975	Douglas DC8-51 N801E	Wilmington, Delaware, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
3 Aug 1975	Douglas DC-9 N1292L	Syracuse, New York, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
6 May 1975	Boeing 727 N477DA	Flushing, New York, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
25 Nov 1974	Boeing 727 N473DA	Flushing, New York, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
6 Nov 1974	Douglas DC-8 N815E	Detroit, Michigan, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
3 Aug 1974	Boeing 727 N1643	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
27 Jul 1974	Douglas DC-8 N1303L	Fort Myers, Florida, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
3 Jul 1974	Lockheed 1011 N706DA	Atlanta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
6 Apr 1974	Douglas DC-9 N971NE	Atlanta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-