Created Wednesday, Aug 30th 2023 10:12Z, last updated Friday, Jun 20th 2025 19:07Z
A Delta Airlines Airbus A350-900, registration N576DZ performing flight
DL-175 from Milan Malpensa (Italy) to Atlanta,GA (USA) with 151 passengers and 14 crew, was descending towards Atlanta when the aircraft encountered severe turbulence causing a number of injuries. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on Atlanta's runway 08L. 2 crew and 2 passengers received serious injuries, 5 passengers and 8 crew received minor injuries. 11 people were taken to hospital.
The airline reported the aircraft experienced severe turbulence just before safe landing in Atlanta, there were 11 injuries amongst passengers and crew.
On Aug 30th 2023 the FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE INJUYRING FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND PASSENGERS, ATLANTA, GA.", 4 cabin crew and 8 passengers received minor injuries.
On Aug 31st 2023 the FAA reported, one of the 11 cabin crew sustained serious injuries, 3 cabin crew and 8 passengers minor injuries.
On Sep 8th 2023 the NTSB reported two people received serious injuries, 9 minor injuries when the aircraft encountered severe turbulence on approach to Atlanta. The occurrence rated an accident is being investigated by the NTSB.
On Sep 22nd 2023 the NTSB released their preliminary report stating:
On August 29, 2023, about 1831 Eastern daylight time, Delta Air Lines (DAL) flight 175, an Airbus A350-941 experienced turbulence during descent into Hartsfield Jackson International Airport (ATL), Atlanta, Georgia. Of the 14 crew and 151 passengers onboard, 2 crew and 2 passengers sustained serious injuries, and 8 crew and 5 passengers sustained minor injuries. The aircraft sustained minor damage. DAL175 was a 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 121 scheduled international passenger flight from Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP), Milan, Italy to ATL.
The aircraft was flying the OZZZI 1 arrival into ATL with the seatbelt sign illuminated in the cabin. About 10 miles prior to reaching the OZZZI intersection, the flight crew stated they identified a weather radar return about 40 miles ahead near the KILRR intersection and requested a deviation from air traffic control (ATC) about 1827. The air traffic controller requested the aircraft continue to OZZZI before deviating north and the flight crew accepted this instruction noting only a small white cloud near OZZZI. The flight crew stated there were no PIREPs from preceding aircraft, no nearby weather radar returns, nor any significant turbulence indications on their Flight Weather Viewer application. The relief pilot contacted the flight attendants to inform them that they may encounter turbulence in about 5 minutes and suggested they complete their duties within that time.
Within about 4 minutes, about 1831, the aircraft entered about 12 seconds of instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) at about 14,000 feet and encountered about 2 seconds of severe turbulence within the cloud. The flight crew were notified of injuries in the cabin, declared an emergency with ATC, and requested emergency medical service (EMS) upon arrival in Atlanta. EMS personnel met the aircraft at the gate, and about 11 people were transported to the hospital for further evaluation.
A preliminary weather evaluation was conducted by the NTSB post-flight. Figure 1 shows the accident flight path and the composite radar image including the area of building convection that the accident flight penetrated during the event.
On Jun 20th 2025 the NTSB released their final report and investigation docket concluding the probable cause of the accident was:
The flight crew’s unintentional encounter with rapidly developing cumulus clouds which resulted in an encounter with severe convectively induced turbulence.
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