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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N977DL

N977DL is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88 built in 1991. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 6, 2019. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88 cancelled September 6, 2019

Serial number
53258
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbofan
Year built
1991
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 16, 2014
Last FAA action
December 21, 2016
Last owner
Delta Air Lines INC (Corporation)
Atlanta, GA
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport

NTSB accident and incident record under N977DL

DCA19CA146Accident on April 5, 2019 at Atlanta, GA: substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mcdonnell Douglas MD88 · serial 53258

failure of the tug driver to give way to the taxiing airplane.

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