Delta Air Lines Flight 1581
Accident
The aircraft involved in 2011, operating for Northern Air Cargo
Date	January 7, 1992 (1992-01-07)
Summary	Engine detachment caused by metal fatigue and maintenance error
Site	Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, United States 32°53′49″N 097°02′17″W / 32.89694°N 97.03806°W / 32.89694; -97.03806
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Boeing 737-200
Operator	Delta Air Lines
Registration	N322DL^[1]
Flight origin	Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Destination	George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Occupants	44
Passengers	39
Crew	5
Fatalities	0
Injuries	0
Survivors	44

Delta Air Lines Flight 1581 was a scheduled flight from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport. On January 7, 1992, the Boeing 737-200 operating this flight lost its right engine on takeoff. The pilots were able to land the plane safely back at the airport.^[2]^[3]

Aircraft

The aircraft involved was a Boeing 737-200.^[2]^[4] The aircraft made its first flight on May 9, 1984, and was delivered to Delta Air Lines on August 10 of that same year.^[5]

Accident

The Boeing 737-200 took off from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport at 1:30 pm CST.^[6] As the aircraft lifted off the ground, the right engine fell from the wing. The flight immediately returned to the airport landing around 12 minutes later.^[6]

References

^ "FAA Registry (N322DL)". Federal Aviation Administration.
^ ^a ^b "INVESTIGATORS TRYING TO LEARN WHY ENGINE FELL OFF 737 AFTER TAKEOFF". Deseret News. 1992-01-08. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
^ "National Transportation Safety Board Aviation Incident Final Report". National Transportation Safety Board. 1993-06-30. FTW92IA055. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
^ Ranter, Harro. "Incident Boeing 737-232 N322DL, 07 Jan 1992". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
^ "N322DL Northern Air Cargo Boeing 737-200(F)". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
^ ^a ^b "Delta Air Lines jet loses anengine [sic]". United Press International. 1992-01-07. Retrieved 2021-10-11.

Aviation accidents and incidents in 1992

Jan 3

CommutAir Flight 4821

Jan 7

ECMM helicopter downing

Jan 7

Delta Air Lines Flight 1581

Jan 20

Air Inter Flight 148

Jan 28

Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdown

Feb 14

Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 386

Feb 15

Air Transport International Flight 805

Mar 22

USAir Flight 405

Mar 31

Trans-Air Service Flight 671

Jun 6

Copa Airlines Flight 201

Jun 7

American Eagle Flight 5456

Jun 8

GP Express Airlines Flight 861

Jul 24

Mandala Airlines Flight 660

Jul 30

TWA Flight 843

Jul 31

Thai Airways International Flight 311

Jul 31

China General Aviation Flight 7552

Aug 27

Aeroflot Flight 2808

Sep 4

Vietnam Airlines Flight 850

Sep 26

Nigerian Air Force C-130 crash

Sep 28

Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268

Oct 4

El Al Flight 1862

Oct 18

Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 5601

Nov 14

Vietnam Airlines Flight 474

Nov 24

China Southern Airlines Flight 3943

Dec 21

Martinair Flight 495

Dec 22

Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 1103

1991 ◄ ► 1993

v t e Aviation accidents and incidents in the United States and U.S. territories in the 1990s
1990	Northwest Airlines Flight 5 Avianca Flight 052 Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2254 Death of Stevie Ray Vaughan Wayne County Airport runway collision
1991	Los Angeles runway disaster Ryan International Airlines Flight 590 United Airlines Flight 585 Merion air disaster Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311 L'Express Airlines Flight 508 Continental Express Flight 2574 Vallejo helicopter crash
1992	CommutAir Flight 4821 Delta Air Lines Flight 1581 Air Transport International Flight 805 USAir Flight 405 American Eagle Flight 5456 GP Express Airlines Flight 861 TWA Flight 843
1993	Lufthansa Flight 592 Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 46E Alan Kulwicki plane crash China Eastern Airlines Flight 583 American Airlines Flight 102 American International Airways Flight 808 Northwest Airlink Flight 5719
1994	United Express Flight 6291 Green Ramp disaster Federal Express Flight 705 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash USAir Flight 1016 USAir Flight 427 American Eagle Flight 4184 TWA Flight 427 Flagship Airlines Flight 3379
1995	Air Transport International Flight 782 Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529 Alaska Boeing E-3 Sentry accident American Airlines Flight 1572 Tower Air Flight 41
1996	ValuJet Flight 592 Eastwind Airlines Flight 517 Delta Air Lines Flight 1288 TWA Flight 800 FedEx Express Flight 1406 Quincy Airport disaster Airborne Express Flight 827 New Hampshire Learjet crash
1997	Comair Flight 3272 FedEx Express Flight 14 Korean Air Flight 801 Fine Air Flight 101 John Denver
1998	United Airlines Flight 863
1999	American Airlines Flight 1420 Martha's Vineyard plane crash South Dakota Learjet crash
This list is incomplete.