Air disaster

Delta Air Lines Flight 554

19 Oct 1996 · 40.78° N, 73.86° W

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When
19 Oct 1996
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
40.78° N, 73.86° W
Description
1996 aviation accident in New York City

Delta Air Lines Flight 554

1996 aviation accident in New York

Delta Air Lines Flight 554 was a scheduled Delta Air Lines domestic passenger flight between Atlanta and New York City's LaGuardia Airport. On October 19, 1996, the McDonnell Douglas MD-88 aircraft struck the approach light structure and the vertical edge of the concrete landing deck during its approach to land on Runway 13 at LaGuardia Airport.

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