Accident · 2012-06-10

NTSB case DCA12CA088 · AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A320-212 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date
2012-06-10
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Serious injury
Aircraft
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A320-212 (N352NW)
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

Inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence while in descent.

Source: NTSB case DCA12CA088

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
PilotAirline transport pilot / CommercialAirplane52Class 1 (2012-02-22)12,406 total · 3,321 in this make/model · 52 last 90 days
Co-pilotAirline transport pilot / CommercialHelicopter51Class 1 (2011-06-08)2,972 total · 701 in this make/model · 179 last 90 days

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

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