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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N957DL

N957DL is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88 built in 1990. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 12, 2021. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88 cancelled February 12, 2021

Serial number
49976
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbofan
Year built
1990
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 11, 2016
Last FAA action
February 21, 2019
Last owner
Delta Air Lines INC (Corporation)
Atlanta, GA
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport

NTSB accident and incident record under N957DL

FTW96LA111Accident on February 4, 1996 at Denver, CO: minor injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 · serial 49976

Failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient airspeed to properly flare the airplane during the landing.

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