# N908DE: 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: November 8, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=908DE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N908DE

## Aircraft that carried N908DE

- [Cancelled 2022-11-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N908DE-2022-11-08): Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, S/N 53417, built 1992. 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 N908DE (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 DCA16CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16CA070), Jan 24, 2016: Mcdonnell Douglas MD 88 (N908DE), Newark, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the ground crew's misjudgment of the distance between the B767 wingtip and the MD-88 tail. Contributing to the accident was the slushy condition of the ramp which limited the maneuvering space…
- [NTSB ENG13IA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG13IA005), Nov 7, 2012: Boeing MD-88 (N908DE), Atlanta, GA, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The 4th stage turbine blade separation that resulted in an uncontained release of low pressure turbine blade material was Delta Air Lines' repair process for the turbine blades' tip shrouds. It was…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N908DE (2)

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 20101110052489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101110052489I), Nov 10, 2010: Mcdonnell D MD-88 (N908DE), Windsor Locks, CT, No damage. On departure from runway 33 crew aborted take-off at about 80 KTS due to what they thought was a compressor stall. Taxied back to gate where it was discovered…
- [Incident 19950409016489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950409016489I), Apr 9, 1995: Doug MD88 (N908DE), Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. Narrative: dala MD-80, flight 1497, was being pushed from gate for departure when a swaa B-737, flight 828, taxied behind MD-80 enroute to swaa gate. Dala…

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