N914DL is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88 built in 1988. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 24, 2020. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88 cancelled January 24, 2020
- Serial number
- 49545
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbofan
- Year built
- 1988
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- May 13, 2015
- Last FAA action
- February 23, 2018
- Last owner
- Delta Air Lines INC (Corporation)
Atlanta, GA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
NTSB accident and incident record under N914DL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 · serial 49545
The Safety Board's full report is available at www.ntsb.gov/publictn/publictn.htm. NTSB Report AAR-97/03. the inability of the captain, because of his use of monovision contact lenses, to overcome his misperception of the airplane's position relative to the runway during the visual portion of the approach. This misperception occurred because of visual illusions produced by the approach over water in limited light conditions, the absence of visible ground features, the rain and fog, and the irregular spacing of the runway lights. Contributing to the accident was the lack of instantaneous vertical speed information available to the pilot not flying, and the incomplete guidance available to optometrists, aviation medical examiners, and pilots regarding the prescription of unapproved monovision contact lenses for use by pilots. (NTSB Report AAR-97/03)
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