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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard vevent"><caption class="infobox-title fn org summary" style="padding-bottom:0.3em;">Delta Air Lines Flight 1141</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:N473DA_B727_Delta_La_Guardia.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/N473DA_B727_Delta_La_Guardia.jpg/250px-N473DA_B727_Delta_La_Guardia.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/N473DA_B727_Delta_La_Guardia.jpg/375px-N473DA_B727_Delta_La_Guardia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/N473DA_B727_Delta_La_Guardia.jpg/500px-N473DA_B727_Delta_La_Guardia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2214" data-file-height="1258" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:1.3em;">N473DA, the Boeing 727-200 in the accident,<br />at <a href="/wiki/LaGuardia_Airport" title="LaGuardia Airport">LaGuardia Airport</a> in 1980</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #082567; color: white">Accident</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Date</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">August 31, 1988<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-08-31</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Summary</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">Crashed on <a href="/wiki/Takeoff" title="Takeoff">takeoff</a> following <a href="/wiki/Runway_overrun" class="mw-redirect" title="Runway overrun">runway overrun</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Site</th><td class="infobox-data flabel location" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Fort_Worth_International_Airport" title="Dallas Fort Worth International Airport">Dallas/Fort Worth Int'l Airport</a>, <a href="/wiki/Euless,_Texas" title="Euless, Texas">Euless, Texas</a>, United States <br /><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Delta_Air_Lines_Flight_1141&params=32_52_13_N_097_03_04_W_region:US-TX_type:event"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">32°52′13″N</span> <span class="longitude">097°03′04″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">32.87028°N 97.05111°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">32.87028; -97.05111</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #082567; color: white">Aircraft</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Aircraft type</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Boeing_727" title="Boeing 727">Boeing 727-232 Advanced</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Operator</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines" title="Delta Air Lines">Delta Air Lines</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">IATA flight No.</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">DL1141</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">ICAO flight No.</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">DAL1141</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Call sign</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">DELTA 1141</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Aircraft_registration" title="Aircraft registration">Registration</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">N473DA</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Flight origin</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Jackson%E2%80%93Medgar_Wiley_Evers_International_Airport" title="Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport">Jackson Municipal Airport</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Stopover</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">Dallas/Fort Worth Int'l Airport</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Destination</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City_International_Airport" title="Salt Lake City International Airport">Salt Lake City International Airport</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Occupants</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">108</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Passengers</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">101</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Crew</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">7</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Fatalities</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">14</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Injuries</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">76</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Survivors</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">94</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Delta Air Lines Flight 1141</b> was a scheduled <a href="/wiki/Domestic_passenger_flight" class="mw-redirect" title="Domestic passenger flight">domestic passenger flight</a> between <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Fort_Worth_International_Airport" title="Dallas Fort Worth International Airport">Dallas Fort Worth International Airport</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City_International_Airport" title="Salt Lake City International Airport">Salt Lake City International Airport</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a>. On August 31, 1988, the flight, using a <a href="/wiki/Boeing_727-200" class="mw-redirect" title="Boeing 727-200">Boeing 727-200</a> series aircraft, crashed during takeoff at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, resulting in 14 deaths and 76 injuries among the 108 on board.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cabidal_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cabidal-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-talc_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-talc-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-lmtapac_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lmtapac-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aircraft">Aircraft</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Delta_Air_Lines_Flight_1141&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Aircraft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The aircraft was a <a href="/wiki/Boeing_727#727-200" title="Boeing 727">Boeing 727-232 Advanced</a>, <a href="/wiki/Serial_number" title="Serial number">MSN</a> 20750, <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_registration" title="Aircraft registration">registered</a> as <i>N473DA<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></i>, a <a href="/wiki/Trijet" title="Trijet">three-engine</a> <a href="/wiki/Narrow-body_aircraft" title="Narrow-body aircraft">narrow-body jet aircraft</a>. It was delivered to <a href="/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines" title="Delta Air Lines">Delta Air Lines</a> in November 1973, and was the 992nd Boeing 727 to be manufactured. The aircraft had logged around 43,023 airframe hours and was powered by three <a href="/wiki/Pratt_%26_Whitney" title="Pratt & Whitney">Pratt & Whitney</a> <a href="/wiki/Pratt_%26_Whitney_JT8D" title="Pratt & Whitney JT8D">JT8D-15</a> turbofan engines.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Pages: 6–7">: 6–7 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Crew">Crew</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Delta_Air_Lines_Flight_1141&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Crew"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The flight crew consisted of <a href="/wiki/Pilot_in_command" title="Pilot in command">Captain</a> Larry Lon Davis (48), <a href="/wiki/First_officer_(aviation)" title="First officer (aviation)">First Officer</a> Carey Wilson Kirkland (37); and <a href="/wiki/Flight_Engineer" class="mw-redirect" title="Flight Engineer">Flight Engineer</a> Steven Mark Judd (30). Captain Davis was a highly experienced pilot, with a total of approximately 17,000 flight hours, 7,000 of which had been in the 727. First Officer Kirkland had a total of 6,500 flight hours, with 4,500 hours in the 727. Flight Engineer Judd had a total of 3,000 flight hours, including 600 hours in the 727.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Pages: 102–103">: 102–103 </span></sup> </p><p>The cabin crew consisted of four flight attendants: Dixie Dunn (56); Diana George (40); Rosilyn Marr (43); and Mary O'Neill (57).<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Accident">Accident</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Delta_Air_Lines_Flight_1141&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Accident"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Delta_1141_wreckage.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Delta_1141_wreckage.png/220px-Delta_1141_wreckage.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Delta_1141_wreckage.png/330px-Delta_1141_wreckage.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Delta_1141_wreckage.png/440px-Delta_1141_wreckage.png 2x" data-file-width="1140" data-file-height="732" /></a><figcaption>Wreckage of the aircraft</figcaption></figure> <p>Flight 1141 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from <a href="/wiki/Jackson%E2%80%93Medgar_Wiley_Evers_International_Airport" title="Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport">Jackson Municipal Airport</a> in <a href="/wiki/Jackson,_Mississippi" title="Jackson, Mississippi">Jackson, Mississippi</a>, to <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City_International_Airport" title="Salt Lake City International Airport">Salt Lake City International Airport</a> in <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City" title="Salt Lake City">Salt Lake City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a>, with an intermediate stop at <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Fort_Worth_International_Airport" title="Dallas Fort Worth International Airport">Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport</a> (DFW) in <a href="/wiki/North_Texas" title="North Texas">North Texas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Pages: 6–7">: 6–7 </span></sup> The Wednesday morning flight from Jackson to DFW was uneventful, and Flight 1141 arrived at DFW at 07:38 <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone#Central_Daylight_Time" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 1">: 1 </span></sup> For the flight from DFW to Salt Lake City, Flight 1141 had 101 passengers and seven crew members on board.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: v">: v </span></sup> </p><p>At 08:30, Flight 1141 departed from the gate at DFW and was cleared by the <a href="/wiki/Air_traffic_controller" title="Air traffic controller">ground controller</a> to taxi to runway 18L.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 2">: 2 </span></sup> The aircraft was instructed to line up on the runway and hold for one minute due to the possibility of <a href="/wiki/Wake_turbulence" title="Wake turbulence">wake turbulence</a> from an American Airlines <a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_DC-10" title="McDonnell Douglas DC-10">McDonnell Douglas DC-10</a> that was departing. The crew requested to extend the hold to two minutes, which was granted. The crew talked to the flight attendants for a while about what they would say on the cockpit recorder in case they crashed. Eventually this chat ceased as the crew was cleared for takeoff. The takeoff was normal until the main wheels left the ground, at which point the aircraft commenced a violent rolling motion and the right wing dropped.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 2">: 2 </span></sup> The aircraft's <a href="/wiki/Empennage" title="Empennage">tail</a> made contact with the runway briefly, and 650 feet (200 m) later, the right wingtip struck the runway.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 14">: 14 </span></sup> The aircraft developed <a href="/wiki/Compressor_surge" class="mw-redirect" title="Compressor surge">compressor surges</a> (due to breakdown of the airflow through the engine), and was unable to gain altitude or maintain stabilized flight.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 70">: 70 </span></sup> Approximately 900 feet (270 m) beyond the end of runway 18L, the plane's right wing hit the <a href="/wiki/ILS_localizer" class="mw-redirect" title="ILS localizer">ILS localizer</a> antenna, which set the wing on fire and caused it to start disintegrating while the plane was still in flight.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Pages: 14–16, 84">: 14–16, 84 </span></sup> The aircraft remained airborne for another 400 feet (120 m) before it struck the ground, sliding sideways and leaving a trail of wreckage 800 feet (240 m) long before finally coming to a rest 3,200 feet (980 m) from the end of the runway.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 14">: 14 </span></sup> Fire erupted in the right wing area and quickly spread and engulfed the rear of the aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 30">: 30 </span></sup> The total flight time was 22 seconds, from liftoff to the first ground impact.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 55">: 55 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Reg_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reg-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Casualties">Casualties</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Delta_Air_Lines_Flight_1141&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Casualties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Two of the four flight attendants (Dunn and Marr) and 12 of the 101 passengers on board died in the accident.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 5">: 5 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-kshnn_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kshnn-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Medical examinations determined that all but one of the fatalities were due to smoke inhalation.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 30">: 30 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-kshnn_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kshnn-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One passenger, who had successfully exited the aircraft, attempted to re-enter the aircraft in order to assist his wife and other passengers still trapped inside;<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 5">: 5 </span></sup> he suffered severe burns and died 11 days after the accident from his injuries.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 30">: 30 </span></sup> </p><p>Captain Davis, First Officer Kirkland, two cabin crew members, and 22 passengers were seriously injured. Flight Engineer Judd and 49 passengers received minor injuries; 18 passengers received no injuries.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many of the passengers reported that impact forces were not severe and mostly concentrated towards the back of the aircraft. Captain Davis suffered severe fractures to the <a href="/wiki/Rib_cage" title="Rib cage">rib cage</a> and <a href="/wiki/Human_vertebral_column" class="mw-redirect" title="Human vertebral column">spine</a> that required surgery.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 30">: 30 </span></sup> First Officer Kirkland was badly bruised and sustained a <a href="/wiki/Concussion" title="Concussion">concussion</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 30">: 30 </span></sup> Flight Engineer Judd sustained injuries to his abdomen.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 30">: 30 </span></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-center{text-align:center}@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none!important;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}</style><div class="thumb tmulti tnone center"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:604px;max-width:604px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:602px;max-width:602px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Delta1141-727.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Delta1141-727.png/600px-Delta1141-727.png" decoding="async" width="600" height="109" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Delta1141-727.png/900px-Delta1141-727.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Delta1141-727.png/1200px-Delta1141-727.png 2x" data-file-width="3832" data-file-height="696" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Seating chart for Flight 1141 including occupant survival and, if known, egress route.</div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:602px;max-width:602px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Delta1141-727key.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Delta1141-727key.png/600px-Delta1141-727key.png" decoding="async" width="600" height="206" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Delta1141-727key.png/900px-Delta1141-727key.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Delta1141-727key.png/1200px-Delta1141-727key.png 2x" data-file-width="1244" data-file-height="428" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Legend</div></div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Investigation">Investigation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Delta_Air_Lines_Flight_1141&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Investigation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aircraft_performance">Aircraft performance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Delta_Air_Lines_Flight_1141&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Aircraft performance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/National_Transportation_Safety_Board" title="National Transportation Safety Board">National Transportation Safety Board</a> (NTSB) investigation into the accident attempted to reconstruct the aircraft's performance based on reports from witnesses and survivors. Witnesses reported that the plane attempted to climb at a higher than normal angle, and that the plane rolled from side to side and appeared to be out of control.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 5">: 5 </span></sup> Based on examination of the wreckage, the NTSB determined that collision with the <a href="/wiki/Instrument_landing_system" title="Instrument landing system">instrument landing system</a> (ILS) localizer antenna array approximately 900 feet (270 m) beyond the departure end of the runway 18L led to the breakup of the aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Pages: 14–16">: 14–16 </span></sup> Leaking jet fuel started a fire that quickly engulfed the fuselage. Engine #3 had separated from the empennage.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Pages: 14–16">: 14–16 </span></sup> Passengers reported that the plane appeared to shake violently on takeoff. Witnesses on the ground claimed that one of the engines was on fire, but although the engine was badly crushed from ground impact, there was no sign of fire or heat damage. Delta officials quickly reacted to questions about the 727's operating and maintenance condition by pointing out that the original factory engines from 1973 (when the plane was initially purchased by the airline) had been replaced in the last few years by a newer model that ran more quietly and used less fuel. They also stated that there were no known mechanical or maintenance problems with the plane prior to the flight.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The NTSB examined why the plane was unable to climb once it departed the runway. After conducting airplane performance studies, the NTSB determined that the events of Flight 1141 could only be explained by the aircraft attempting to take off without its <a href="/wiki/Flap_(aircraft)" class="mw-redirect" title="Flap (aircraft)">flaps</a> and <a href="/wiki/Leading_edge_slats" class="mw-redirect" title="Leading edge slats">slats</a> extended to the proper take-off configuration.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 70">: 70 </span></sup> The aircraft's instability and sudden roll to the right was consistent with known performance of the Boeing 727 with the flaps and slats retracted.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 70">: 70 </span></sup> The captain continued to pull back on the control column in an attempt to keep the plane's nose raised, which created turbulence over the rear-mounted engines and caused the compressor surges.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 70">: 70 </span></sup> However, the NTSB concluded that the compressor surges would not have significantly reduced the engines' thrust, and that the plane's failure to gain speed was due to aerodynamic drag on the aircraft due to the high <a href="/wiki/Angle_of_attack" title="Angle of attack">angle of attack</a>, rather than a loss of engine thrust.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 70">: 70 </span></sup> The NTSB found that the <a href="/wiki/Cockpit_voice_recorder" class="mw-redirect" title="Cockpit voice recorder">cockpit voice recorder</a> (CVR) recorded the captain and first officer announcing the deployment of the flaps but the sound of flap lever movement is never heard.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 71">: 71 </span></sup> Based on the aircraft's failure to climb at takeoff speed, its roll instability, the position of the flap's <a href="/wiki/Jackscrews" class="mw-redirect" title="Jackscrews">jackscrews</a> in the fully retracted position,<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 58">: 58 </span></sup> and the absence of sounds indicating the flaps or slats were deployed, the NTSB determined that the plane's failure to climb resulted from the flight crew's failure to deploy the flaps and slats as required by the <a href="/wiki/Preflight_checklist" title="Preflight checklist">preflight checklist</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 71">: 71 </span></sup> </p><p>Based on the lack of warning sounds on the CVR, the NTSB also determined that the plane's <a href="/wiki/Take-off_warning_system" title="Take-off warning system">take-off warning system</a> (TOWS), designed to alert the crew if the engines are throttled to take-off power without the flaps and slats being correctly set, failed to alert the pilots to their improper takeoff configuration.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 71">: 71 </span></sup> The switch that operated the TOWS in the incident aircraft had been previously modified, per Boeing instructions, to prevent nuisance activations during aircraft taxiing.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 36">: 36 </span></sup> A fleet-wide Boeing 727 inspection, ordered by the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Aviation_Administration" title="Federal Aviation Administration">Federal Aviation Administration</a> following the Flight 1141 crash, identified 35 anomalies in the TOWS out of 1,190 aircraft examined.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 40">: 40 </span></sup> The FAA had recommended that the Boeing 727 TOWS be changed from a system activated by the aircraft throttles to one activated by <a href="/wiki/Engine_pressure_ratio" title="Engine pressure ratio">engine pressure ratio</a> (EPR), and while Delta owned Boeing 727s that had an EPR-activated TOWS, these were all aircraft that Delta had acquired from other airlines, and Delta did not convert its own aircraft to an EPR-activated system.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 40">: 40 </span></sup> The NTSB concluded that the TOWS had not activated because it had an intermittent problem that was not detected or corrected during the aircraft's last maintenance action.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 64">: 64 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Crew_and_airline_performance">Crew and airline performance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Delta_Air_Lines_Flight_1141&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Crew and airline performance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The NTSB investigated the relationship between crew performance and the events in the accident.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 73">: 73 </span></sup> <a href="/wiki/FAA" class="mw-redirect" title="FAA">FAA</a> regulations require a <a href="/wiki/Sterile_Cockpit_Rule" class="mw-redirect" title="Sterile Cockpit Rule">sterile cockpit</a> before takeoff, which prohibits conversation unrelated to the aircraft and the pending flight. However, the CVR recorded the flight crew and a flight attendant talking about the CVR itself, the crash of <a href="/wiki/Continental_Airlines_Flight_1713" title="Continental Airlines Flight 1713">Continental Airlines Flight 1713</a>, the dating habits of the flight attendants — which First Officer Kirkland grimly and forebodingly joked to Dunn how "in case we [Flight 1141] crash, then the media would have some kind of juicy tidbit"<sup id="cite_ref-desjk_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-desjk-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-retdbt_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-retdbt-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> — in addition to the upcoming <a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_presidential_election" title="1988 United States presidential election">presidential election</a>, <a href="/wiki/Drink_mixes" class="mw-redirect" title="Drink mixes">drink mixes</a>, and various other topics. Of the flight crew, the first officer was most actively engaged in these nonessential conversations, with the captain only occasionally joining in.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 72">: 72 </span></sup> Although the captain did not consistently participate, he also failed to stop the first officer's repeated interruptions and chatter with the flight attendant.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 73">: 73 </span></sup> The NTSB determined that, if the captain had taken a more active role in managing the cockpit, the accident might have been prevented.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 74">: 74 </span></sup> </p><p>Shortly after an NTSB hearing in which the CVR transcripts were discussed, all three members of the flight crew were fired from Delta.<sup id="cite_ref-desjk_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-desjk-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-retdbt_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-retdbt-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the airline itself was also faulted. The NTSB determined that Delta did not insist on standardized crew cockpit management, and that flight crews were allowed significant latitude in their conduct.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 72">: 72 </span></sup> This lax corporate philosophy contributed to the poor discipline and performance of Flight 1141's flight crew.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 93">: 93 </span></sup> The NTSB also found that the FAA was already aware of deficiencies in Delta's operations regarding flight crew performance and behavior, and said that neither Delta nor the FAA had taken sufficient corrective action to address the problems.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 93">: 93 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dncrblm_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dncrblm-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-reapblmd_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reapblmd-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Probable_cause_and_dissent">Probable cause and dissent</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Delta_Air_Lines_Flight_1141&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Probable cause and dissent"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On September 26, 1989, the NTSB published its final accident report.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dncrblm_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dncrblm-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-reapblmd_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reapblmd-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In it, the NTSB ultimately determined that there were two probable causes for the accident: (1) inadequate cockpit discipline that resulted in the flight crew's failure to extend the aircraft's flaps and slats to proper take-off configuration, and (2) the failure of the plane's TOWS to sound and alert the crew that their plane was not properly configured for takeoff.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 94">: 94 </span></sup> Contributing to the accident was Delta's slow implementation of changes to its flight crew management programs, a lack of sufficiently aggressive FAA action to compel Delta to correct known deficiencies, and a lack of sufficient accountability within the FAA's air carrier inspection process.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 94">: 94 </span></sup> </p><p>One member of the safety board, Jim Burnett, dissented from the NTSB's probable cause statement. While Burnett concurred with the accident report's facts and findings, he believed that the actions of the FAA and Delta were direct causes of the accident and not merely contributing factors.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Pages: 96–97">: 96–97 </span></sup> Burnett's dissent proposed a probable cause statement that included the two probable causes named in the main report, while adding a third probable cause:<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-89-04_Final_Report_1-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-89-04_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 99">: 99 </span></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"> <p><i>"Also causal to the accident was the failure of Delta Air Lines' management to provide leadership and guidance to its flightcrews through its training and check airmen programs to promote and foster optimum cockpit management procedures, and the failure of the Federal Aviation Administration to correct known deficiencies in the training and check airmen programs of Delta Air Lines."</i> </p> </blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Delta_Air_Lines_Flight_1141&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although the NTSB specifically faulted the captain and first officer for the accident, and did not fault Judd (the flight engineer), Judd was unable to find work as a commercial pilot after being fired from Delta. A former Navy pilot, Judd worked as a reserve pilot at <a href="/wiki/Grand_Prairie_Armed_Forces_Reserve_Complex" title="Grand Prairie Armed Forces Reserve Complex">Naval Air Station Dallas</a> while appealing against his firing,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was later reinstated by Delta.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Media broadcast of the CVR tapes, which demonstrated why the crew failed to extend the airplane's flaps or slats for takeoff, provoked such an outcry by pilots that subsequent releases of CVR data have been restricted by law and carefully vetted by the <a href="/wiki/NTSB" class="mw-redirect" title="NTSB">NTSB</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The law prohibits the NTSB from generally releasing CVR transcripts or recordings; while an exception permits the NTSB to release transcripts related to a safety investigation, there is no exception permitting the NTSB to release copies of the actual recordings.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Dramatization">Dramatization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Delta_Air_Lines_Flight_1141&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Dramatization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The accident was featured in the third episode of season 18 of <a href="/wiki/Mayday_(Canadian_TV_series)" title="Mayday (Canadian TV series)"><i>Mayday</i></a>, titled "Deadly Distraction".<sup 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class="hlist vevent" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><span class="summary"><a href="/wiki/Aviation_accidents_and_incidents" title="Aviation accidents and incidents">Aviation accidents and incidents</a> in 1988<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988</span>)</span> </span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left;padding-left:0.5em;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 25em;"> <div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Jan 2</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Condor_Flugdienst_Flight_3782" title="Condor Flugdienst Flight 3782">Condor Flugdienst Flight 3782</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Jan 18</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Aeroflot_Flight_699" title="Aeroflot Flight 699">Aeroflot Flight 699</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Jan 18</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/China_Southwest_Airlines_Flight_4146" title="China Southwest Airlines Flight 4146">China Southwest Airlines Flight 4146</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Jan 19</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Trans-Colorado_Airlines_Flight_2286" title="Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286">Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Jan 24</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Aeroflot_Flight_29674" title="Aeroflot Flight 29674">Aeroflot Flight 29674</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Feb 3</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Flight_132" title="American Airlines Flight 132">American Airlines Flight 132</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Feb 8</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/N%C3%BCrnberger_Flugdienst_Flight_108" title="Nürnberger Flugdienst Flight 108">Nürnberger Flugdienst Flight 108</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Feb 19</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/AVAir_Flight_3378" title="AVAir Flight 3378">AVAir Flight 3378</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Feb 27</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/1988_Talia_Airways_Boeing_727_crash" title="1988 Talia Airways Boeing 727 crash">Talia Airways Boeing 727 crash</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Mar 1</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Comair_Flight_206" title="Comair Flight 206">Comair Flight 206</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Mar 4</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/TAT_Flight_230" title="TAT Flight 230">TAT Flight 230</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Mar 8</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Aeroflot_Flight_3739_(1988)" title="Aeroflot Flight 3739 (1988)">Aeroflot Flight 3739</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Mar 17</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Avianca_Flight_410" title="Avianca Flight 410">Avianca Flight 410</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Apr 5</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Kuwait_Airways_Flight_422" title="Kuwait Airways Flight 422">Kuwait Airways Flight 422</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Apr 28</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Aloha_Airlines_Flight_243" title="Aloha Airlines Flight 243">Aloha Airlines Flight 243</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">May 6</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Wider%C3%B8e_Flight_710" title="Widerøe Flight 710">Widerøe Flight 710</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">May 24</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/TACA_Flight_110" title="TACA Flight 110">TACA Flight 110</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Jun 12</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Austral_L%C3%ADneas_A%C3%A9reas_Flight_046" title="Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 046">Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 046</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Jun 23</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/1988_British_Army_Lynx_shootdown" title="1988 British Army Lynx shootdown">British Army Lynx shootdown</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Jun 26</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Air_France_Flight_296Q" title="Air France Flight 296Q">Air France Flight 296Q</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Jul 3</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655" title="Iran Air Flight 655">Iran Air Flight 655</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Jul 13</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/1988_British_International_Helicopters_Sikorsky_S-61N_crash" title="1988 British International Helicopters Sikorsky S-61N crash">BIH Sikorsky S-61N crash</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Aug 17</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Death_of_Muhammad_Zia-ul-Haq" title="Death of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq">Death of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Aug 28</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Ramstein_air_show_disaster" title="Ramstein air show disaster">Ramstein air show disaster</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Aug 31</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/CAAC_Flight_301" title="CAAC Flight 301">CAAC Flight 301</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Aug 31</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Delta Air Lines Flight 1141</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Sep 9</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Vietnam_Airlines_Flight_831" title="Vietnam Airlines Flight 831">Vietnam Airlines Flight 831</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Sep 15</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_Airlines_Flight_604" title="Ethiopian Airlines Flight 604">Ethiopian Airlines Flight 604</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Oct 17</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Uganda_Airlines_Flight_775" title="Uganda Airlines Flight 775">Uganda Airlines Flight 775</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Oct 19</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Airlines_Flight_113" title="Indian Airlines Flight 113">Indian Airlines Flight 113</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Nov 2</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/LOT_Polish_Airlines_Flight_703" title="LOT Polish Airlines Flight 703">LOT Polish Airlines Flight 703</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Dec 8</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/1988_Remscheid_A-10_crash" title="1988 Remscheid A-10 crash">Remscheid A-10 crash</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Dec 11</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/1988_Soviet_Air_Force_Il-76_crash" title="1988 Soviet Air Force Il-76 crash">Soviet Air Force Il-76 crash</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Dec 21</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_103" title="Pan Am Flight 103">Pan Am Flight 103</a></div></div> </div> <div class="div-col" style="column-width: 25em;"> 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1982</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_Florida_Flight_90" title="Air Florida Flight 90">Air Florida Flight 90</a> (January 13 1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Thunderbirds_Indian_Springs_Diamond_Crash" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 Thunderbirds Indian Springs Diamond Crash">Thunderbirds Indian Springs Diamond Crash</a> (January 18 1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Airways_Flight_30" title="World Airways Flight 30">World Airways Flight 30</a> (January 23 1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pilgrim_Airlines_Flight_458" title="Pilgrim Airlines Flight 458">Pilgrim Airlines Flight 458</a> (February 1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_759" title="Pan Am Flight 759">Pan Am Flight 759</a> (July 9 1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twilight_Zone_accident" title="Twilight Zone accident"><i>Twilight Zone</i> accident</a> (July 23 1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_830" title="Pan Am Flight 830">Pan Am Flight 830</a> (August 1982)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1983</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_2885" title="United Airlines Flight 2885">United Airlines Flight 2885</a> (January 1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Air_Lines_Flight_855" title="Eastern Air Lines Flight 855">Eastern Air Lines Flight 855</a> (May 1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Canada_Flight_797" title="Air Canada Flight 797">Air Canada Flight 797</a> (June 2 1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reeve_Aleutian_Airways_Flight_8" title="Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 8">Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 8</a> (June 8 1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Illinois_Flight_710" title="Air Illinois Flight 710">Air Illinois Flight 710</a> (October 1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ozark_Air_Lines_Flight_650" title="Ozark Air Lines Flight 650">Ozark Air Lines Flight 650</a> (December 20 1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Anchorage_runway_collision" title="1983 Anchorage runway collision">Anchorage runway collision</a> (December 23 1983)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1984</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scandinavian_Airlines_System_Flight_901" title="Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 901">Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 901</a> (February 1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vieques_Air_Link_Flight_901A" title="Vieques Air Link Flight 901A">Vieques Air Link Flight 901A</a> (August 2 1984)*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_San_Luis_Obispo_mid-air_collision" title="1984 San Luis Obispo mid-air collision">San Luis Obispo mid-air collision</a> (August 24 1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provincetown-Boston_Airlines_Flight_1039" title="Provincetown-Boston Airlines Flight 1039">Provincetown-Boston Airlines Flight 1039</a> (December 1984)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1985</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Galaxy_Airlines_Flight_203" title="Galaxy Airlines Flight 203">Galaxy Airlines Flight 203</a> (January 1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/China_Airlines_Flight_006" title="China Airlines Flight 006">China Airlines Flight 006</a> (February 1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines_Flight_191" title="Delta Air Lines Flight 191">Delta Air Lines Flight 191</a> (August 2 1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bar_Harbor_Airlines_Flight_1808" title="Bar Harbor Airlines Flight 1808">Bar Harbor Airlines Flight 1808</a> (August 25 1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midwest_Express_Airlines_Flight_105" title="Midwest Express Airlines Flight 105">Midwest Express Airlines Flight 105</a> (September 6 1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henson_Airlines_Flight_1517" title="Henson Airlines Flight 1517">Henson Airlines Flight 1517</a> (September 23 1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Teterboro_collision" class="mw-redirect" title="1985 Teterboro collision">Teterboro mid-air collision</a> (November 1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Death_of_Ricky_Nelson" title="Death of Ricky Nelson">Death of Ricky Nelson</a> (December 1985)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1986</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1986_Grand_Canyon_mid-air_collision" title="1986 Grand Canyon mid-air collision">Grand Canyon mid-air collision</a> (June 1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aerom%C3%A9xico_Flight_498" title="Aeroméxico Flight 498">Aeroméxico Flight 498</a> (August 1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_Air_Lines_Cargo_Flight_1628_incident" title="Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 1628 incident">Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 1628 incident</a> (November 1986)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1987</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/SkyWest_Airlines_Flight_1834" title="SkyWest Airlines Flight 1834">SkyWest Airlines Flight 1834</a> (January 1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Airlink_Flight_2268" title="Northwest Airlink Flight 2268">Northwest Airlink Flight 2268</a> (March 1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Eagle_Flight_5452" title="American Eagle Flight 5452">American Eagle Flight 5452</a> (May 1987)*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Airlines_Flight_255" title="Northwest Airlines Flight 255">Northwest Airlines Flight 255</a> (August 1987)</li> <li><a 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