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    Delta Air Lines Flight 1086 - Wikipedia

    Background

    The aircraft involved was a McDonnell Douglas MD-88, registered as N909DL, with serial number 49540, … See more

    History of the flight

    Flight 1086 took off from Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport at 8:45am EST, and was scheduled to land at LaGuardia Airport at 10:48 am. LaGuardia Airport was under falling snow and freezing fog conditions … See more

    DateMarch 5, 2015
    SummaryRunway excursion following loss of directional control due to pilot error
    SiteLaGuardia Airport, New York City, United States
    Aircraft typeMcDonnell Douglas MD-88
    Accident

    The aircraft was approaching runway 13 to land on what appeared to be a normal final approach. The aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline, the autopilot remained engaged until the aircraft was about 230 feet (70 m) … See more

    Investigation

    On March 6, 2015, the NTSB reported that the cockpit voice recorder was successfully downloaded, and contained two hours of good quality recordings and captured the entire flight. Also, the flight data recorder (a 25-hour tap… See more

    Aftermath

    On February 28, 2018, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey filed a lawsuit against Delta and Captain Lauer, citing negligence was involved in the accident. The Port Authority dropped the charges on March 1, 2… See more

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