Airbus Industrie A320-212 accident near Chase City, Virginia, August 28, 2025
On August 28, 2025 at about 4:00 pm local time, a 2001 Airbus Industrie A320-212, registered N373NW, was involved in an accident during enroute (descent) near Chase City, Virginia. It was flown under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). 1 person was seriously injured and 2 people had minor injuries; 165 others were unhurt. The weather was conditions the NTSB did not record.
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The abrupt maneuver required to comply with a traffic alert and collision avoidance system resolution advisory during descent.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 28, 2025 · about 4:00 pm local time
- Place
- Chase City, Virginia · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured and 2 people had minor injuries; 165 others were unhurt.
- Weather
- conditions the NTSB did not record
- Aircraft
- Airbus Industrie A320-212, built 2001 · all A320-212s on the register
- Registration
- N373NW · registry record · serial 1641
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
On August 28, 2025, Delta Air Lines flight 737, an Airbus A320-212, experienced a traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS) resolution advisory (RA) while enroute from Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), Atlanta, Georgia, to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), Washington, DC. According to the flight crew, the airplane was level at flight level (FL) 290 when the crew requested a lower altitude from air traffic control (ATC) in preparation for arrival into DCA. ATC indicated there was traffic below them, cleared the flight to descend to FL280 and stated that further descent would be available after traffic below them was cleared. The captain selected FL280 and initiated the descent with the autopilot engaged. The first officer stated that airplane was descending at about 1,000 feet/min. While descending through about FL284, the flight crew received a TCAS RA instructing the crew to level off. The captain disengaged the autopilot and leveled off at about FL285. The flight crew reported the TCAS RA to ATC and resumed the descent to FL280 after the RA cleared. At the time of the TCAS RA, the flight attendants (FA) were beginning to prepare the cabin and galleys for landing. The FA in the aft galley was thrown to the floor, injuring both knees. She was assisted to her seat by the other FAs and several doctors and nurse passengers provided care for the remainder of the flight. The lead FA notified the flight crew of the injured FA. The flight crew contacted Delta to have medical personnel meet the airplane at the gate. After landing, the injured FA was transported to a local hospital, where she was diagnosed with fractures to both kneecaps. Two other FAs reported minor injuries but were not transported to the hospital.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Near midair/TCAS alert/loss of separation during enroute (descent) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Flight crew
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 19,720 hours in all; 1,518 in this make and model; 120 in the last 90 days; 40 in the last 30 days
- Last flight review: June 18, 2025
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Co-pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,568 hours in all; 1,050 in this make and model; 1,309 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
Cabin Crew
- Seat: frt
- Injury: serious injuries
Cabin Crew
- Seat: frt
- Injury: minor injuries
Cabin Crew
- Seat: frt
- Injury: minor injuries
Cabin Crew
- Seat: frt
- Injury: minor injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 68,304 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, August 25, 2025
- Seats: 182
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Cfm Intl. CFM56 SERIES (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Cfm Intl. CFM56 SERIES (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: Delta Air Lines INC
The flight
- Departed from: ATL Atlanta GA
- Destination: DCA Arlington VA
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: not reported
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Weather report (METAR): METAR KDCA 281552Z 14004KT 10SM FEW090 SCT250 25/09 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP206 T02500094
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabi | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Flig | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 162 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number DCA25LA306.