# NTSB DCA15CA145: Boeing 737 832, N396DA, Salt Lake City, UT, June 30, 2015 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 30, 2015, 06:49 local (10:49 UTC) - Place: Salt Lake City, UT - Coordinates: 40.74971, -111.900978 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7497&lon=-111.9010&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Cabin safety event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/110) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious - Status: Completed, report April 8, 2016 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Major Investigations Division - NTSB case key (mKey): 91477 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA15CA145 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91477/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=91477 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15CA145 ## Probable cause inadvertent contact by beverage cart during cabin service. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Personnel issues](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02060000): Personnel issues › Task performance · Cabin crew (probable cause); cases with it: [Boeing 737-832, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02060000/cases.md?model=13844CF), [All aircraft, 137 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02060000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Enroute-cruise: Cabin safety event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/110) (defining event); cases with it: [Boeing 737-832, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/110/sequence.md?model=13844CF), [All aircraft, 151 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/110/sequence.md) ## Analysis On June 30, 2015 at 0630 mountain daylight time, a passenger experienced a serious injury aboard Delta Air Lines flight 2526, a Boeing 737, N396DA, while in cruise flight. There was no turbulence at the time. According to flight attendant statements, while pushing a beverage cart through the isle a passenger's left foot became wedged between the cart and the seat. During follow up examination by her doctor, the passenger was diagnosed with a broken bone in her foot. The CFR Part 121 scheduled passenger flight was enroute from Bozeman, Montana, to Salt Lake City, Utah. There were no other injuries or damage. ## Factual narrative On June 30, 2015 at 0630 mountain daylight time, a passenger experienced a serious injury aboard Delta Air Lines flight 2526, a Boeing 737, N396DA, while in cruise flight. There was no turbulence at the time. According to flight attendant statements, while pushing a beverage cart through the isle a passenger's left foot became wedged between the cart and the seat. During follow up examination by her doctor, the passenger was diagnosed with a broken bone in her foot. The CFR Part 121 scheduled passenger flight was enroute from Bozeman, Montana, to Salt Lake City, Utah. There were no other injuries or damage. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N396DA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N396DA), registered now, S/N 30378, built 2000 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BOEING 737 832 (832) - Registry model: [Boeing 737-832](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-832) (registry code 13844CF) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [CFM International CFM56 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (registry code 13802, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 30378 - Year built: 2000 - Airframe hours: 42249 - Engines: CFM INTL. CFM56 SERIES turbo fan; CFM INTL. CFM56 SERIES turbo fan - Damage: No damage - Flight: Part 121 - Operator: Delta Air Lines Inc - Registered owner: Delta Air Lines Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, June 28, 2015 - Departed: BZN, Bozeman, MT - Destination: SLC, Salt Lake City, UT - Flight plan: IFR - Equipment: Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Data recorder, Angle of attack indicator, Stall warning system, Onboard weather, Heads up display, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 54; injuries: none; private, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, unknown; last flight review December 5, 2014; seat: left; flight hours: 14,521.5 total, 6,696.2 in this make and model, 190.5 in the last 90 days, 5.1 in the last 24 hours - Co-pilot; age 44; injuries: none; airline transport, private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, unknown; last flight review January 22, 2015; seat: right; flight hours: 1,352 total, 1,352 in this make and model, 152 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Not reported ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 21, 2021, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=91477. 8.6 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 8.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=2737543&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120DCA15CA145_Redacted-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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