Two of the 7 crew members and 12 of the 101 passengers on board lost their lives.
The flight was being performed on a Boeing 727Advanced, ship number N473DL, which was the 992nd. Boeing 727 to be delivered. It had been delivered in 1973.
Two facts were primarily blamed for the tragedy of flight 1411: The crew had not ensured that the wing's flaps were properly positioned for take-off, and the plane's unprepared take-off horn was not functioning. As a result, the plane struck a nearby object immediately after taking off, causing the accident.
In an unexpected sequel to the investigation, the broadcast of the CVR by the media demonstrating why the crew mistakenly mispositioned the flaps, provoked such an outcry by pilots, that subsequent releases of CVR data are protected by law and are carefully vetted by the NTSB.
Delta is based in Atlanta, Georgia, where it moved its headquarters in 1941.
Delta Connection is Delta's commuter service; in addition to Delta subsidiaries ComAir and Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Delta Connection service is also operated by Atlantic Coast Airlines in the northeast and mid-Atlantic states, by Chautauqua Airlines in Florida, and by SkyWest Airlines in the mountain states.
Delta is part of the SkyTeam alliance, and code shares with SNCF French Rail to rail stations in France.
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