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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N763NC

N763NC is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 built in 1976. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 5, 2007. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 cancelled January 5, 2007

Serial number
47716
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbojet
Year built
1976
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
December 29, 1986
Last FAA action
January 20, 2004
Last owner
Northwest Airlines INC (Corporation)
St Paul, MN
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport

NTSB accident and incident record under N763NC

CHI05MA111Accident on May 11, 2005 at Minneapolis, MN: serious injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 · serial 47716

the Captain's decision to shutdown the left engine during taxi with no hydraulic pressure on the right side hydraulic system to effectively operate the brakes, steering, or thrust reversers. A factor was the fatigue fracture of the rudder shutoff valve which resulted in the loss of right side hydraulic pressure.

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