Delta Air Lines Flight 191

Delta Air Lines Flight 191
	The remains of N726DA's tail section
Accident
Date	August 2, 1985
Summary	Loss of control due to a microburst, resulting in runway undershoot and crash
Site	Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Irving, Texas, U.S. ; 32°55′06″N 097°01′25″W
Total fatalities	137
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Lockheed L-1011-385-1 TriStar
Operator	Delta Air Lines
IATA flight No.	DL191
ICAO flight No.	DAL191
Call sign	DELTA 191
Registration	N726DA
Flight origin	Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
Stopover	Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
Destination	Los Angeles International Airport
Occupants	163
Passengers	152
Crew	11
Fatalities	136
Injuries	25 (initially 27)
Survivors	27 (initially 29)
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities	1
Ground injuries	1

Delta Air Lines Flight 191 was a regularly scheduled Delta Air Lines domestic service from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Los Angeles with an intermediate stop at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). On August 2, 1985, the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar operating Flight 191 encountered a microburst while on approach to land at DFW. The aircraft impacted ground just over one mile (1.6 km) short of the runway, struck a car near the airport, collided with two water tanks, and disintegrated. 137 people died and 25 others were injured in the crash. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that the crash resulted from the flight crew's decision to fly through a thunderstorm, the lack of procedures or training to avoid or escape microbursts, and the lack of hazard information on wind shear. Forecasts of microbursts improved in the following years, with USAir Flight 1016 being the only subsequent microburst-induced crash of a commercial, fixed-wing aircraft in the United States as of 2024.

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