# N766NC: 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: June 17, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=766NC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N766NC

## Aircraft that carried N766NC

- [Cancelled 2014-06-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N766NC-2014-06-17): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51, S/N 47739, built 1977. Owner: [Delta Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)

## NTSB investigations on N766NC (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 CHI00IA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00IA009), Oct 14, 1999: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (N766NC), Chicago, IL, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The landing gear's wheel separation due to the improper installation of the wheel by company maintenance personnel using incomplete maintenance steps, and the maintenance steps not listed in the…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N766NC (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 19960202002859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960202002859I), Feb 2, 1996: Doug DC9 (N766NC), Memphis, TN. Narrative: on feb. 2, 1996 at 7:08 pm CDT, nwal DC-9 aircraft N766NC landed on Memphis, TN runway 36C and made a normal turn to taxiway e. turning slow from a…
- [Incident 19860929065949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860929065949I), Sep 29, 1986: Doug DC951 (N766NC), Ft Smith, AR. Passenger discarded a lighted cigarette in trash container in aft lavatory. Smoke detector went off. Fire put out.
- [Incident 19850123005459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850123005459I), Jan 23, 1985: Doug DC951 (N766NC), Boston, MA. Pilot returned for landing because of unsafe nose gear indication. Inspected, serviced strut, returned to service.
- [Incident 19841030075379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841030075379I), Oct 30, 1984: Doug DC951 (N766NC), Romulus, MI, Substantial damage. During turn between concours tail struck another parked DC9. Company had changed arrival gate.

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