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 The remains of N726DA's tail section | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 2, 1985 |
| Summary | Crashed on approach due to microburst induced windshear |
| Site | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Irving, Texas, U.S. 32°55′06″N 097°01′25″W / 32.91833°N 97.02361°W |
| Total fatalities | 137 [1][2][3][a] |
| Aircraft | |
 N726DA, the aircraft involved, photographed in Atlanta in February 1985 | |
| Aircraft type | Lockheed L-1011-385-1 TriStar |
| Operator | Delta Air Lines |
| IATA flight No. | DL191 |
| ICAO flight No. | DAL191 |
| Call sign | DELTA 191 |
| Registration | N726DA |
| Flight origin | Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport |
| Stopover | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport |
| Destination | Los Angeles International Airport |
| Occupants | 163 |
| Passengers | 152 |
| Crew | 11 |
| Fatalities | 136 |
| Injuries | 25 |
| Survivors | 27[b] |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 1 |
| Ground injuries | 1 |
Delta Air Lines Flight 191 was a regularly scheduled Delta Air Lines domestic service from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Los Angeles with an intermediate stop at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). On August 2, 1985, the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar operating Flight 191 encountered a microburst while on approach to land at DFW. The aircraft impacted ground just over one mile (1.6 km) short of the runway, struck a car near the airport, collided with two water tanks, and disintegrated. 137 people died and 25 others were injured in the crash.[a] The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that the crash resulted from the flight crew's decision to fly through a thunderstorm, the lack of procedures or training to avoid or escape microbursts, and the lack of hazard information on wind shear. Forecasts of microbursts improved in the following years, with USAir Flight 1016 being the only subsequent microburst-induced crash of a commercial, fixed-wing aircraft in the United States as of 2024[update].[7]
- ^ a b c d "Delta Crash Toll Hits 137". Sun-Sentinel. October 4, 1985. Archived from the original on July 12, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ^ a b Smith, Mike (July 2, 2014). "Defeating the downburst: 20 years since last U.S. commercial jet accident from wind shear". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ^ a b c Smothers, Ronald (September 1, 1988). "Delta Puzzled by Recent Scars on Its Record". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Brockes, Emma (December 16, 2023). "'So these are the people I'll die with': one nervous flyer on the terrifying rise in turbulence". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
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