# N224AA: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: August 24, 2026
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=224AA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N224AA

## Aircraft that carried N224AA

- [Cancelled 2026-08-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N224AA-2026-08-24): Aeroprakt America A22AMPHIB, S/N 400, built 2017. Expired dealer. Owner: [Friedman Cary DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRIEDMAN%20CARY%20DBA), [Columbia, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Columbia)
- [Cancelled 2008-10-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N224AA-2008-10-29): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), S/N 49174, built 1983. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [American Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)

## NTSB investigations on N224AA (2)

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 FTW96IA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96IA237), Jun 5, 1996: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) (N224AA), Albuquerque, NM, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the flightcrew's inadvertent encounter with windshear at low altitude. Factors were: variable winds, high density altitude, and the FAA's inadequate location/height of the LLWAS sensor.
- [NTSB CHI87IA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87IA135), May 30, 1987: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (N224AA), Chicago, IL, incident, no damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N224AA (4)

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 19960605045749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960605045749I), Jun 5, 1996: Doug DC982 (N224AA), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Encountered wind shear on short final too low to recover. Tail strik occured. Peole injury. ATC did not advise.
- [Incident 19880614044569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880614044569I), Jun 14, 1988: Doug DC982 (N224AA), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX. Unable start engine taxiing. Advised fire in engine. Pilot unable to put out. Fire truck used. Cause undetermined.
- [Incident 19860412058709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860412058709I), Apr 12, 1986: Doug DC982 (N224AA), Chicago, IL. Nose wheel slipped off taxiway during attempt to turn around after landing and taxi to gate.
- [Incident 19840522028839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840522028839I), May 22, 1984: Doug DC980 (N224AA), Dallas, TX. Gear lights indicated unsafe and hydraulic pressure low. Pressure and return lines crossed at brake valve.

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