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
5 Apr 1974	Boeing 727 N1648	Washington, District of Columbia, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
21 Feb 1974	Douglas DC-9 N1262L	Pontiac, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
15 Feb 1974	Douglas DC-9 N1288L	Alexandria, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
3 Jan 1974	Douglas DC-8 N8148PA	Columbia, South Carolina, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
21 Dec 1973	Douglas DC-9 N3338L	Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
27 Nov 1973	Douglas DC-9 N3323L	Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
20 Aug 1973	Douglas DC-8 N821E	Belle Glade, Florida, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
31 Jul 1973	Douglas DC-9 N3310L	Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
1 Apr 1973	Douglas DC-9 N33247	New York-Atlanta, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
28 Feb 1973	Douglas DC-8 N1302L	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
8 Jan 1973	Douglas DC-9 N1291L	Baltimore, Maryland, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
30 Sep 1972	Boeing 727 N1631	Norfolk, Virginia, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
28 Sep 1972	Douglas DC9-32 N3329L	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
17 Sep 1972	Douglas DC-8 N806E	Meridian, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
22 Jul 1972	Convair 880 N8810E	Knoxville, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
6 May 1972	Douglas DC-8 N81668	Orlando, Florida, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
28 Mar 1972	Convair 880 N8810E	Little Rock, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
19 Mar 1972	Douglas DC-9 N1275L	Atlanta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
18 Mar 1972	Lockheed 382 N9268R	Charlotte, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
26 Feb 1972	Douglas DC8-51 N821E	Alma, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
9 Oct 1971	Douglas DC-9 N3308L	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	-
18 Aug 1971	Douglas DC-9 N3316L	Savannah, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
5 Aug 1971	Convair 880 N8803E	Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
18 May 1971	Douglas DC-8 N812E	Newark, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
11 Jan 1971	Douglas DC9-32 N3325L	Jackson, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
27 Dec 1970	Boeing 747 N9898	Knoxville, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
8 Sep 1970	Douglas DC-9 N3329L	Louisville, Kentucky, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
18 May 1970	Lockheed Ga 382E N9258R	San Francisco, California, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
16 Oct 1969	Douglas DC-8 N813E	Los Angeles, California, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
17 Sep 1969	Douglas DC-8 N8008D	Dallas, Texas, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
4 Sep 1969	Convair 880 N8806E	Jackson, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
2 Aug 1969	Douglas DC-8 N1302L	Atlanta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
22 Jul 1969	Douglas DC-8 N812E	Evergreen, Alabama, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
10 Jun 1969	Convair 440 N4821C	MacOn, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
8 May 1969	Douglas DC-8 N1303L	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
24 Mar 1969	Douglas DC-8 N813E	Tampa, Florida, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
16 Mar 1969	Douglas DC-8 N8038A	Pulaski, Virginia, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
7 Mar 1969	Convair 880 N8802E	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
31 Jan 1969	Douglas DC-8 N1302L	Jacksonville, Florida, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
30 Jun 1968	Convair 340 N4813C	Memphis, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
20 Mar 1968	Convair 440 N4820C	Evansville, Indiana, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
15 Feb 1968	Douglas DC-6 N1906M	Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
16 Sep 1967	Douglas DC-8A N813E	Banning, California, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
24 Jun 1967	Convair CV-880 N8815E	Newark, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
17 Jun 1967	Douglas DC-8 N807E	Convington, Kentucky, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
15 Apr 1967	Convair 440 N4821C	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
7 Mar 1967	Lockheed Ga 382B N9258R	Memphis, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
18 Nov 1966	Convair 880 N8814E	Carswell Afb Tex, Texas, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
22 Oct 1966	Douglas DC-8 N808E	New Orleans la, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
22 Sep 1966	Douglas DC-8 N820E	MacOn Ga, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-