Accident · 2021-07-22

NTSB case DCA21LA184 · AIRBUS A321-211 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date
2021-07-22
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Serious injury
Aircraft
AIRBUS A321-211 (N376DN)
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

While conducting the safety briefing, the forward flight attendant was thrown backwards into the flight deck door due to the sudden stopping of the airplane by the flight crew to prevent a collision with a bus. Contributing to this accident was the bus drivers difficultly in observing the airplane moving towards the roadway.

Source: NTSB case DCA21LA184

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
Pilot pilot flyingAirline transport pilot / CommercialNone53Class 1 (2021-03-19)9,931 total · 5,748 in this make/model · 166 last 90 days
Co-pilotAirline transport pilot / CommercialNone48Class 1 (2021-02-02)3,676 total · 3,676 in this make/model · 135 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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