N804ME is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81) built in 1981. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 7, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81) cancelled May 7, 2013
- Serial number
- 48030
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbofan
- Year built
- 1981
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 23, 1998
- Last FAA action
- August 18, 2009
- Last owner
- Midwest Airlines INC (Corporation)
Oak Creek, WI - Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
NTSB accident and incident record under N804ME
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-81 · serial 48030
The inadvertent partial inflation of the evacuation slide within the tailcone during takeoff and subsequent binding of the elevator control cables. The partial inflation resulted from the tailcone evacuation slide cover failing to be secured to the floor fittings on the walkway for undetermined reasons.
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