Delta planes collide on Atlanta taxiway as one loses its tail, no injuries

Sep 10, 2024

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By Craig Nigrelli (Anchor), Mathew Grisham (Digital Producer), Mirlie Larose (Producer), Jake Maslo (Video Editor)

Two Delta Airline planes collided on a taxiway at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Tuesday, Sept. 10, causing damage, but no injuries. The incident occurred when a larger Delta Airbus, bound for Tokyo, clipped the tail of a smaller regional jet.

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The smaller plane was filled with journalists heading to Louisiana to cover Tropical Storm Francine, and it was still preparing to take off. The resulting impact knocked the smaller jet’s tail off, placing it onto the taxiway.

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One of the passengers on board posted on X, describing the incident as “terrifying.”

Delta has confirmed that passengers from both planes will be rebooked on other flights. The wing of the larger Airbus was also damaged, but no fires or major hazards followed the incident.

The incident comes just a month after a tragic accident at the same airport claimed two lives. The workers were killed and another seriously injured in an explosion at Atlanta’s Delta Technical Operations Maintenance facility.

According to the airline, the explosion happened as wheel components were being disassembled for maintenance at their wheel and brake shop.

Airport officials described the recent collision as “minimal.” Delta is expected to cooperate with the National Transportation Safety Board to investigate.

Tags: Accidents, Atlanta, Delta Air Lines, Georgia

Craig Nigrelli

TWO DELTA AIRLINE PLANES COLLIDED ON A TAXI-WAY AT HARTSFIELD-JACKSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TUESDAY, CAUSING QUITE A SCENE BUT, FORTUNATELY, NO INJURIES.

THE INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN A LARGER DELTA AIRBUS, BOUND FOR TOKYO CLIPPED THE TAIL OF A SMALLER REGIONAL JET.

THAT SMALLER PLANE, FILLED WITH JOURNALISTS HEADING TO LOUISANA TO COVER TROPICAL STORM FRANCINE, WAS PREPARING TO TAKE OFF.

THE IMPACT KNOCKED THE REGIONAL JET’S TAIL OVER ONTO THE TAXIWAY.

ONE OF THE PASSENGERS ON BOARD POSTED ON X, DESCRIBING THE INCIDENT AS ‘TERRIFYING.’

DELTA HAS CONFIRMED THAT PASSENGERS FROM BOTH PLANES WILL BE REBOOKED ON OTHER FLIGHTS. THE WING OF AIRBUS WAS ALSO DAMAGED, BUT NO FIRES OR MAJOR HAZARDS FOLLOWED THE INCIDENT.

IT ALSO COMES JUST A MONTH AFTER A TRAGIC ACCIDENT AT THE SAME AIRPORT. TWO WORKERS WERE KILLED AND ANOTHER SERIOUSLY INJURED IN AN EXPLOSION AT ATLANTA’S DELTA’S MAINTENANCE FACILITY

ACCORDING TO THE AIRLINE, THE EXPLOSION HAPPENED AS WHEEL COMPONENTS WERE BEING DISASSEMBLED FOR MAINTENANCE AT THEIR WHEEL AND BRAKE SHOP.

WHILE AIRPORT OFFICIALS DESCRIBED THE PLANE COLLISION AS “MINIMAL,” DELTA IS EXPECTED TO COOPERATE WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE.

I’M CRAIG NEGRILLI

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