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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N157US

N157US is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Douglas DC-10-40 built in 1974. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 30, 2002. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Douglas DC-10-40 cancelled October 30, 2002

Serial number
46766
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbofan
Year built
1974
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
May 29, 1974
Last FAA action
January 16, 2001
Last owner
Northwest Airlines INC (Corporation)
St Paul, MN
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport

NTSB accident and incident record under N157US

CHI88IA003Incident on October 5, 1987 at Milwaukee, WI: no injuries, minor damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-40 · serial 46766

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site