N331NW is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Airbus Industrie A320-211 built in 1992. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 30, 2025. The last status on file was "valid registration".
N331NW is reserved by a private party since April 30, 2025. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Airbus Industrie A320-211 cancelled April 30, 2025
- Serial number
- 318
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbojet
- Year built
- 1992
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- December 31, 2009
- Last FAA action
- August 11, 2023
- Last owner
- Delta Air Lines INC (Corporation)
Atlanta, GA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
NTSB accident and incident record under N331NW
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Airbus Industrie A320 211 · serial 318
In-flight collision with birds during initial climb, which resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Airbus Industrie A320-211 · serial 318
The failure of the Brake and Steering Control Unit, which allowed the nose landing gear to turn to the 90-degree position.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Airbus Industrie A320-211 · serial 318
inadequate design of the fly-by-wire flight control system which allowed false signals from the sidestick transducer units to generate uncommanded rolls.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Airbus Industrie A320-211 · serial 318
the pilot's excessive use of the flight controls during the landing approach, the company's disregard of information provided by the airplane manufacturer, and the company's failure to identify a potentially hazardous conditions based on the information provided by the airplane manufacturer. Factors associated with the incident were the gusty wind conditions and the pilot's failure to land with full flaps.
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