Talk:Delta Air Lines Flight 1288

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Passengers

I have removed the section "Passengers" due to it being short and irrelevant to the situation.MattContinental (talk) 13:01, 20 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Some newspaper archives about the accident: Quiet vacation ends in a harrowing burst of chaos and fear Local family was on board Delta Air Lines jet that malfunctioned. One Couple's Strong Case for Buying Baby a Plane Ticket WhisperToMe (talk) 01:09, 14 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

CNN articles

"Crack in engine on Delta flight could have caused failure". CNN. 1996-07-08.
"Engine that blew apart had been worked on, official says". CNN. 1996-07-08.
"Mother and son die when engine shatters on Delta jet". CNN. 1996-07-06.

Hold on...

Ok, so the Aviation Safety Network states that there were 147 total occupants, and that 142 were passengers while 5 were crew members. However, the article states that there were 142 total occupants and only 137 passengers. Should I leave the info-box as is, or change the number of occupants, passengers, and survivors so that it matches up with the Aviation Safety Network? Why can't I edit Userpedia? (talk) 20:27, 14 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

NTSB report says 137 passengers and 5 crew. The quoted newspapers all say 142 passengers and 5 crew. I'd go with what the NTSB says. Early news reports may have mistaken 142 as the number of passengers instead of the number of occupants. --Deeday-UK (talk) 22:16, 14 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]