A Delta Air Lines Airbus A350-900 (N503DN | MSN 149) struck a Delta Connection (Endeavor Air) CRJ-900LR (N302PQ | MSN 15302) while taxiing for departure on 10 September in Atlanta. The CRJ’s vertical and horizontal stabilizers were severed from the aircraft. Initial reports indicate no injuries to anyone on board either aircraft.
Video from the scene
@petchmo @AirlineFlyer @flightradar24 Appears to be a Delta CRJ missing its vertical stabilizer in ATL this morning. Fell off? Knocked off? pic.twitter.com/ZyQ8jBzLOe
— Matt (@avi8ionaddict) September 10, 2024
The flights involved
Delta flight DL295 was taxiing for departure from Atlanta (ATL) to Tokyo-Haneda (HND) on Taxiway E. The Delta Connection flight DL5526 operated by Endeavor Air was holding short of Runway 08R on Taxiway H as it prepared to depart for Lafayette (LFT). The right wingtip of the A350 struck the tail of the CRJ, knocking the tail assembly to the ground. At the time of the collision, the A350 was traveling at 12 knots.
Downloadable data
Data for each flight is available on our individual flight pages. Below we have also included the CSV and KML files for each flight.
EDV5526
DAL295
The aircraft involved
The Delta Air Lines A350-900 was delivered to the airline in 2017. The CRJ-900 was delivered to Endeavor Air in 2014, operating for Delta Connection since then.
Investigative updates
On 8 October 2024, the NTSB issued its preliminary report on the collision. The report includes a graphic indicating the CRJ-900 stopped prior to the hold short line. This left insufficient clearance between the aircraft’s tail and the A350’s right wingtip.
N302PQ flies again!
On 20 September 2025, just over a year after N302PQ lost its tail in Atlanta, the aircraft was back in the air for a test flight. After extensive repairs to the airframe, the CRJ-900 is nearly ready to return to service. The first revenue service is scheduled from Wausau, Wisconsin to Minneapolis on 10 October.
