# N948DL: 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: August 22, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=948DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N948DL

## Aircraft that carried N948DL

- [Cancelled 2019-08-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N948DL-2019-08-22): Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, S/N 49879, built 1989. 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 N948DL (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 ATL93IA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93IA135), Jul 27, 1993: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 (N948DL), Charleston, SC, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL AND THE SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH THE RUNWAY.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N948DL (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 19991120032829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991120032829I), Nov 20, 1999: Doug MD88 (N948DL), Kansas City, MO. (-23) On 11/20/99, aircraft N948DL, a delta MD-88 had an unsafe gear indication. The problem was determined to be a defective indicator bulb. A low pass was…
- [Incident 19930727029019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930727029019I), Jul 27, 1993: Doug MD88 (N948DL), Charleston, SC, Minor damage. Aircraft landed nose high. Struck runway with tailskid.

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