Accident · 2002-05-29

NTSB case ATL02LA111 · Boeing 757-200 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2002-05-29
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Boeing 757-200 (N626DL)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: DELTA AIR LINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): DELTA AIR LINES INC

Probable cause

In-flight encounter with turbulence during descent, that resulted in an serious injury to the flight attendant.

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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