N981DL 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 November 30, 2022. The last status on file was "valid registration".
N981DL is reserved by a private party since November 30, 2022. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88 cancelled November 30, 2022
- Serial number
- 53268
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbofan
- Year built
- 1991
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- July 22, 2010
- Last FAA action
- October 30, 2020
- Last owner
- Delta Air Lines INC (Corporation)
Atlanta, GA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
NTSB accident and incident record under N981DL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 · serial 53268
an in-flight encounter with weather during a climb, resulting in an injury to a flight attendant who got out of her seat to perform a duty.
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