Coverage dated July 2, 2025

FAA investigating whether part of a Delta Air Lines wing fell onto a North Carolina driveway

Headline from KTVZ Bend

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — A missing part of a wing from a Delta Air Lines 737 that landed Tuesday night at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, may have fallen on a nearby home’s driveway.

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  1. KTVZ Bend

    FAA investigating whether part of a Delta Air Lines wing fell onto a North Carolina driveway (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — A missing part of a wing from a Delta Air Lines 737 that landed Tuesday night at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, may have fallen on a nearby home’s driveway.

  2. The Hill

    Wing flap found in North Carolina driveway after separating from Delta Air Lines flight (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The wing came from a Delta Airlines plane that was landing at RDU hours before this unexpected discovery.

  3. New York Post

    Piece of Delta airplane wing plummets onto NC driveway mid-flight — and crew had no idea until they landed (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A flap from a Delta airplane plummeted from the sky and onto a driveway in Raleigh, North Carolina, mid-flight early Wednesday morning — and the crew had no idea until the flight landed.

  4. BNO News

    Detached wing flap from Delta Boeing 737 lands in driveway (opens BNO News)

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    BNO News's feed description

    A Delta Air Lines flight landed safely in North Carolina despite missing a section of its wing flap, which was later found in the driveway of a home in Raleigh, according to officials and local media. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement that Delta Flight 3247, a Boeing 737-…

  5. Fox News

    Delta plane wing flap lands in homeowner's driveway (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Part of a Delta flight's wing flap detached before landing and was found on a North Carolina neighborhood driveway, with no injuries reported.

  6. ABC 7 New York

    Plane part found in North Carolina driveway is left wing flap from Delta plane, flight landed safely (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    Delta Air Lines and the FAA confirm the object found in a driveway is from the wing of a plane that landed at Raleigh-Durham International Airport.

  7. KEYT Santa Barbara

    FAA investigating whether part of a Delta Air Lines wing fell onto a North Carolina driveway | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — A missing part of a wing from a Delta Air Lines 737 that landed Tuesday night at Raleigh-Durham

  8. CBS News

    FAA says part of Delta wing flap found on Raleigh driveway (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The FAA confirmed that the part found in the driveway of a Raleigh, North Carolina, home was a piece of a wing flap that belonged to Delta Flight No. 3247, a Boeing 737-900.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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