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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N984DL

N984DL 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 9, 2020. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88 cancelled November 9, 2020

Serial number
53311
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbofan
Year built
1991
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
October 8, 1991
Last FAA action
June 6, 2018
Last owner
Delta Air Lines INC (Corporation)
Atlanta, GA
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport

NTSB accident and incident record under N984DL

NYC97LA095Accident on May 13, 1997 at Flushing, NY: serious injuries, minor damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 · serial 53311

The vehicle's driver failure to maintain adequate clearance from and resulted in a collision with a parked aircraft.

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