Last updated: 31 July 2021
| Status: | Preliminary - official |
| Date: | Friday 23 June 2017 |
| Time: | 13:38 |
| Type: |  Airbus A321-211 (WL) |
| Operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | N315DN |
| MSN: | 7436 |
| First flight: | 2016-11-29 (7 months) |
| Engines: | 2 CFMI CFM56-5B3/3 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Atlanta-William B. Hartsfield International Airport, GA (ATL) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS/KBOS), United States of America |
| Atlanta-William B. Hartsfield International Airport, GA (ATL/KATL), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | DL800 |
Delta Airlines flight 800 from Boston-Logan International Airport, sustained substantial damage in a tail strike during landing at Atlanta-William B. Hartsfield International Airport.
The accident happened during landing on runway 26R. The aircraft taxied to the gate normally.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
TailstrikeRunway mishap
Sources:
» NTSB» Flightradar24
METAR Weather report:
16:52 UTC / 12:52 local time:KATL 231652Z 24011G21KT 10SM SCT035 SCT100 BKN150 BKN250 29/21 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP150 T02940211
17:52 UTC / 13:52 local time:
KATL 231752Z 19019G24KT 10SM FEW040 SCT090 BKN250 29/21 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP143 T02940206 10300 20233 58014
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Boston-Logan International Airport, MA to Atlanta-William B. Hartsfield International Airport, GA as the crow flies is 1511 km (944 miles).
Distance from Boston-Logan International Airport, MA to Atlanta-William B. Hartsfield International Airport, GA as the crow flies is 1511 km (944 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
