Delta Air Lines Flight 1141
was a flight that flew from
Jackson to Dallas-Fort Worth
International Airport to Salt
Lake City International
Airport in Salt Lake City,
Utah. On August 31, 1988,
Flight 1141 crashed after
takeoff from Dallas-Fort Worth
Airport.Two of the seven crew
members and twelve of the 101
passengers on
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Delta Air Lines Flight 1141
was a flight that flew from
Jackson to Dallas-Fort Worth
International Airport to Salt
Lake City International
Airport in Salt Lake City,
Utah. On August 31, 1988,
Flight 1141 crashed after
takeoff from Dallas-Fort Worth
Airport.Two of the seven crew
members and twelve of the 101
passengers on board lost their
lives.On this occasion, the
aircraft was a Boeing 727
Advanced, registration number
N473DA. It was delivered in
1973, the 992nd Boeing 727 to
be delivered.Two facts were
primarily blamed for the
tragedy of flight 1141: The
crew had not ensured that the
wing's flaps were properly
positioned for take-off, and
the plane's unprepared
take-off horn was not
functioning. As a result, the
plane struck a nearby object
immediately after taking off,
causing the accident.In an
unexpected sequel to the
investigation, the broadcast
of the cockpit voice recorder
(CVR) by the media
demonstrating why the crew
mistakenly mispositioned the
flaps, provoked such an outcry
by pilots, that subsequent
releases of CVR data are
protected by law and are
carefully vetted by the NTSB.
FAA regulations require a
sterile cockpit before
takeoff. This means there is
to be no conversation outside
of talk pertaining to the
plane and pending flight. (For
example, reviewing Pre-Takeoff
checklists.) The CVR tapes
recorded extensive talk about
the pilots' mixed beverages
and the dating habits of the
flight attendants.After
impact, the aircraft broke
into two peices and skidded to
a stop some four thousand feet
from the end of the runway. As
evacuation procedures were
begun, a fire broke out near
the fuel lines to the engines
in the rear of the aircraft.
Out of the 108 passengers and
crew aboard, 14 did not live
to tell their story. The
Captain was the last person to
leave the aircraft alive,
removed some 45 minutes after
the accident.

Category Autos & Vehicles

Tags Cockpit, Voice, Recorder, Delta, Airlines, Flight, Crash