Editing Delta Air Lines (section)

== Accidents and incidents ==<!-- Please read [[WP:AIRCRASH]] before adding additional incidents. -->
{{Main|List of Delta Air Lines accidents and incidents}}
The following are major accidents and incidents that occurred on Delta mainline aircraft. For Northwest Airlines incidents, see [[Northwest Airlines accidents and incidents]]. For Delta Connection incidents, see [[Delta Connection#Incidents and accidents|Delta Connection incidents and accidents]].

All told, in 14 fatal accidents involving at least one death, 299 passengers and crew died, 11 on two other aircraft died (in two collision accidents), and 16 persons on the ground died (in four accidents).<ref>{{cite web|title=Delta Air Lines Accidents and Incidents History at Aviation Safety Network|url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/database/operators/6345|website=Aviation Safety Network|access-date=March 3, 2022|archive-date=March 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303194435/http://aviation-safety.net/database/operator/airline.php?var=6345|url-status=live}}</ref>

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| Flight 10
| Flight 705
| NC49657
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| [[Delta Air Lines Flight 318|Flight 318]]
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| Flight 1903
| N4875C
| [[Delta Air Lines Flight 9877|Flight 9877]]
| Flight 843

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| [[Delta Air Lines Flight 841|Flight 841]]
| [[Delta Air Lines Flight 9570|Flight 9570]]
| [[Delta Airlines Flight 954|Flight 954]]
| [[Delta Air Lines Flight 723|Flight 723]]
| [[Delta Air Lines Flight 516|Flight 516]]
| [[Delta Airlines Flight 523|Flight 523]]
| [[Delta Airlines Flight 1080|Flight 1080]]
| [[Delta Airlines Flight 1061|Flight 1061]]
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| August 23, 1980, Hijacking
| September 13, 1980, Hijacking
| Flight 722
| Flight 784
| Flight 357
| [[Delta Airlines Flight 191|Flight 191]]
| [[Delta Air Lines Flight 1141|Flight 1141]]
| Flight 1554
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| [[Delta Air Lines Flight 12|Flight 12]]
| [[Delta Air Lines Flight 1989|Flight 1989]]
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| [[Delta Air Lines Flight 1086|Flight 1086]]
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| [[Delta Air Lines Flight 89|Flight 89]]
| Flight 1111
| Flight 2348
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