Air disaster

Delta Air Lines Flight 1288

6 Jul 1996 · 30.48° N, 87.19° W

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When
6 Jul 1996
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
30.48° N, 87.19° W
Description
aviation accident
Deaths
2
Injured
5

Delta Air Lines Flight 1288

1996 fatal aviation accident during takeoff

Delta Air Lines Flight 1288 was a regularly scheduled flight from Pensacola, Florida, to Atlanta, Georgia. On July 6, 1996, the aircraft serving the flight, a McDonnell Douglas MD-88, was on takeoff roll from Runway 17 at Pensacola when it experienced an uncontained, catastrophic turbine engine failure that caused debris from the front compressor hub of the left engine to penetrate the left aft fuselage, killing 2 pa…

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