# N918DE: 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: April 25, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=918DE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N918DE

## Aircraft that carried N918DE

- [Cancelled 2022-04-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N918DE-2022-04-25): Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, S/N 49959, built 1993. 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 N918DE (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 DCA18CA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18CA251), Jul 23, 2018: Mcdonnell Douglas MD88 (N918DE), Charlotte, NC, no damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N918DE (1)

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 20120303003519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120303003519I), Mar 3, 2012: Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88 (N918DE), Romulus, MI, Minor damage. On March 3, 2012 at approximately 1237 EST a delta MD-88 flight 181 from laguarida was taxing to the mcnamara terminal gate A-51. It was on the outer taxi line…

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