N8923E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Douglas DC-9-31 built in 1967. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 28, 2010. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Douglas DC-9-31 cancelled July 28, 2010
- Serial number
- 45838
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbojet
- Year built
- 1967
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- December 31, 2009
- Last FAA action
- December 31, 2009
- Last owner
- Delta Air Lines INC (Corporation)
Atlanta, GA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
NTSB accident and incident record under N8923E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31 · serial DC9-31
FAILURE OF THE CAPTAIN TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES, HIS IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO CONTINUE INTO THE OVERHANG (ANVIL) OF A THUNDERSTORM, FAILURE OF THE PASSENGERS TO ABIDE BY PROCEDURES/INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING USE OF SEAT BELTS, AND FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TO ENFORCE THE USE OF SEATBELTS. THE WEATHER CONDITION (TURBULENCE) WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
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