# Accident 19960204047649A: Doug MD88, Denver, CO, February 4, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1996, 16:47 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 39.8508° N, 104.7006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8508&lon=-104.7006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N957DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N957DL-2021-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 (registry code 3023688, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-88) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD88
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960204047649A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-16) DELTA FLT 1879 MADE A HARD LANDING AT DENVER AT 1647 MST. ONE CREWMEMBER (FA) COMPLAINED OF NECK PAIN. SHE WAS EXAMINED AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL AND RELEASED. AC SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO "P" DOME, STAIRWAY LOWER BULKHEAD, LOWER CAD WEB, FORMERS AND INTERCOSTAL FRAMES. FLIGHT DATA AND VOICE RECORDER WERE SENT TO WASH DC VIA THE LOCAL NTSB WAITING FOR READOUT RESULTS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW96LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA111), Feb 4, 1996: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 (N957DL), Denver, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient airspeed to properly flare the airplane during the landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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