# N157US: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: October 30, 2002
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=157US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N157US

## Aircraft that carried N157US

- [Cancelled 2002-10-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N157US-2002-10-30): Douglas DC-10-40, S/N 46766, built 1974. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Northwest Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHWEST%20AIRLINES%20INC), [St Paul, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/St%20Paul)

## NTSB investigations on N157US (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI88IA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88IA003), Oct 5, 1987: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-40 (N157US), Milwaukee, WI, incident, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N157US (3)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20000820029089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000820029089I), Aug 20, 2000: Doug DC1040 (N157US), Minneapolis, MN, 1 fatal. (-23)Abeam mcw the captain was found in the foward lav by the lead flight attendant. He was not breathing and had no pulse. An emegency was declared by the…
- [Incident 19871005079079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871005079079I), Oct 5, 1987: Doug DC1040 (N157US), Milwaukee, WI. Tail cone fell off engine on climbout. Returned. Bolts that held cone on had sheared allowing cone to drop off.
- [Incident 19790825032559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790825032559I), Aug 25, 1979: Doug DC1040 (N157US), Detroit, MI. Flight returned after massive bird strike. Two engine damaged.

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