Delta A359 and Endeavor CRJ9 at Atlanta on Sep 10th 2024, A359 knocks CRJ's tail plane down
Last Update: July 31, 2026 / 17:40:23 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 10, 2024
Classification
Accident
Flight number
DL-5526
Departure
Atlanta, United States
Destination
Lafayette, United States
Aircraft Registration
N302PQ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900
ICAO Type Designator
A359
A Delta Airlines Airbus A350-900, registration N503DN performing flight DL-295 from Atlanta,GA (USA) to Tokyo Haneda (Japan) with 221 people on board, was following the CRJ-900 along taxiway E when the crew reported a problem that they needed to investigate and requested to stop somewhere out of the way. Ground instructed them to carry on on taxiway E and hold short of V. Shortly afterwards the crew reported they had hit something. Another voice on the radio reported the whole tail of the CRJ had been knocked over.
Responding emergency services reported the CRJ's tail section had been knocked over, there was no fire or smoke at that time, the crew reported they had lost almost all hydraulic pressure from all their systems with only a little bit of pressure left.
The CRJ sustained substantial damage, the A350 sustained damage to their right hand wing.
The FAA reported: "While Delta Air Lines Flight 295 was taxiing for departure at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, its wingtip struck the tail of Endeavor Air Flight 5526. The Delta Airbus A350 was headed to Tokyo. The Endeavor Bombardier CRJ900 was headed to Lafayette, Louisiana. The FAA will investigate the incident, which occurred at the intersection of two taxiways around 10:10 a.m. local time on Tuesday, Sept. 10."
The NTSB opened an investigation into the accident.
On Jul 31st 2026 the NTSB released a preliminary report stating that the CRJ had stopped with the nose gear 56 feet from the hold short line, so that the wing tip of the A350, 106 feet from the center lin of the taxiway, struck the vertical stabilizer of the CRJ with a speed of about 12 knots.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 10, 2024
Classification
Accident
Flight number
DL-5526
Departure
Atlanta, United States
Destination
Lafayette, United States
Aircraft Registration
N302PQ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900
ICAO Type Designator
A359
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