- Date
- March 9, 1988, 21:25 local (Mar 10, 1988, 02:25 UTC)
- Place
- Atlanta, GA
- Injuries
- 26 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N310DABoeing 737-232
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880309015969I
- Case key
- 7630
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
On ground/water collision with object
Object - vehicle
Light condition - dark nightFactor
Weather condition - rainFactor
Visual lookout - inadequateCause
Procedures/directives - not followedCause
Lack of total experience in type operationFactor
Aircraft
- Registration
- N310DA
- Reported as
- Boeing 737-232
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 23082
- Engine
- P&W JT8D, 20,000 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines, Inc., doing business as Delta Air Lines
- Registered owner
- Wilmington Trust Co. Trustee
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- MEM · Memphis, TN
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ATL · William B Hartsfield Intl
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificates
- Flight engineer, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 11,520 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 130° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ATL, 75 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.