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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N68053

N68053 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10-10F built in 1974. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 3, 2024. The last status on file was "valid registration".

N68053 is reserved by Federal Express CORP since May 21, 2026. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on March 21, 2027.

Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10-10F cancelled February 3, 2024

Serial number
47807
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbofan
Year built
1974
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 22, 1983
Last FAA action
March 4, 2023
Last owner
Federal Express Corporation (Corporation)
Memphis, TN
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport

NTSB accident and incident record under N68053

MIA98LA124Accident on April 4, 1998 at Memphis, TN: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Douglas DC-10-10F · serial 47807

The tug operator's (maintenance representative) inadequate visual lookout during pushback.

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