Incident · 2000-03-30

NTSB case IAD00IA032 · Boeing 767-332 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2000-03-30
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Boeing 767-332 (N182DN)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: DELTA AIR LINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): DELTA AIRLINES

Probable cause

The first officer's failure to maintain control of the airplane during climb out over water at night, which was a result of spatial disorientation. Factors in the incident were the cloud layer and dark night.

Source: NTSB case IAD00IA032

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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