Incident · 1996-11-11
What the record says
- Event date
- 1996-11-11
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas MD-88 (N918DL)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- DELTA AIR LINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- DELTA AIRLINES
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to follow checklist procedures and extend the spoilers.
Source: NTSB case IAD97IA020Flight 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.