Boeing 757-212 incident near Atlanta, Georgia, January 10, 2007
On January 10, 2007 at about 9:30 pm local time, a Boeing 757-212, registered N750AT, was involved in an incident near Atlanta, Georgia (The William B Hartsfield Atlan). It was flown under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). No one was hurt; 173 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
This incident was caused by the local controller's issuance of an improper takeoff clearance to DAL1606. Contributing was the failure of the oncoming and outgoing local controllers to provide and receive a complete position relief briefing; and the oncoming controller's failure to use all available information sources to facilitate situational awareness.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 10, 2007 · about 9:30 pm local time
- Place
- Atlanta, Georgia · The William B Hartsfield Atlan · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 173 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Boeing 757-212 · all 757-212s on the register
- Registration
- N750AT · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
Incident occurred on January 10, 2007 at about 1630 EST involving Delta Airlines (DAL) flight 1606, a Boeing 757-212, at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Controllers were in the process of changing the runway configuration from landing and departing from the west to landing and departing to the east. The tower local controller instructed DAL1606, "cleared for take off runway 9L, fly heading 110 at the marker". Controller then saw an aircraft on landing roll on runway 27L and noticed there were still other aircraft inbound for runway 27L and instructed DAL1606 to abort the takeoff. Captain aborted at 140 knots, and exited the runway. He asked the ground controller to watch the airplane as it taxied back to the ramp because the brake temperature was up and he was concerned about fire; at that time there was no smoke. As the plane was taxiing to the gate, the controller noticed smoke coming from the right main gear and called for crash, fire, and rescue services. Three tires were deflated but there was no fire. There were no injuries to the 6 crew or 167 passengers.
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
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Operator: Delta Airlines INC Dfw Base Maintenance
The flight
- Departed from: Atlanta GA
- Destination: PBI West Palm Beach FL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 9L, 11,890 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Wind: from 350° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: a few clouds at 250,000 ft
- Temperature: 48°F (9°C), dew point 10°F (-12°C)
- Altimeter: 30.38 inHg
- Observation at 4:52 pm from KATL
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 6 | |||
| Passengers | 167 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N750AT the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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