Delta Air Lines — safety analytics
Aggregated accident and incident data from NTSB, Wikidata, and investigation authorities worldwide. Coverage: 1935–2026.
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461Total events
22Fatal accidents
15Hull losses
352Total fatalities
1935–2026Data span
9.11 (2016–2025)Occurrences per 1M US flights
0.000 (2016–2025)Fatal accidents per 10M US passengers
Rates use U.S. DOT T-100 volumes and cover US-touching flights only; carriers and aircraft without sufficient US volume show absolute counts only.
Delta Air Lines fatal accidents
- 6 Jul 1996 · Pensacola Regional Airport, FL (PNS), United States · McDonnell Douglas MD-88 · 2 killed
- 31 Aug 1988 · Dallas/ft Worth, TX, United States · Boeing 727-232 · 14 killed
- 2 Aug 1985 · Dallas/ft Worth, TX, United States · Lockheed L-1011 TriStar · 135 killed
- 25 Nov 1979 · N, TEXAS, United States · Lockheed L-1011 · 1 killed
- 31 Jul 1973 · Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS), United States · McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 · 88 killed
- 20 Dec 1972 · Chicago,ill, ILLINOIS, United States · Douglas DC-9-31 · 10 killed
- 30 May 1972 · Fort Worth, Texas, United States · McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14 · 4 killed
- 26 Dec 1971 · Chicago,ill, ILLINOIS, United States · Lockheed Ga 382 · 1 killed
- 30 Mar 1967 · Kenner,la, LOUISIANA, United States · Douglas DC-8 · 7 killed
- 13 Jan 1963 · Memphis Municipal Airport, TN (MEM) · Douglas DC-7 · 1 killed
- 13 Jan 1963 · Memphis,tenn, TENNESSEE, United States · Douglas DC-7 · 1 killed
- 13 Jan 1963 · Memphis, Tennessee, United States · Douglas DC-7 · 1 killed
- 23 May 1960 · Atlanta Airport, GA (ATL) · Convair CV-880-22-1 · 4 killed
- 23 May 1960 · Atlanta-Hartsfield-Jackson, United States · CV-880 · 4 killed
- 23 May 1960 · Atlanta, Georgia, United States · Convair 880 · 4 killed
- 17 May 1953 · Marshall, Texas, United States · Douglas DC-3 · 19 killed
- 17 May 1953 · 21 km E of Marshall, TX · Douglas DST-318 (DC-3) · 19 killed
- 10 Mar 1948 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · Douglas DC-4 · 12 killed
- 22 Apr 1947 · Columbus, United States · Douglas DC-3 · 8 killed
- 22 Apr 1947 · Columbus, Georgia, United States · Douglas DC-3 · 9 killed
- 14 Aug 1935 · Gilmer, United States · Stinson Model A · 4 killed
- 14 Aug 1935 · Gilmer, Texas, United States · Stinson aircraft · 4 killed
Accidents by year
Data sourced from NTSB CAROL, Wikidata (Q744913), and official investigation authorities. Counts represent recorded events; actual figures may differ from airline-published data due to source methodology differences. Methodology last reviewed 2026-05-06. See /about for details.