# N953U: 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: July 25, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=953U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N953U

## Aircraft that carried N953U

- [Cancelled 2017-07-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N953U-2017-07-25): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), S/N 49267, built 1985. Owner: [Frontera Flight Holdings Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRONTERA%20FLIGHT%20HOLDINGS%20INC), [Dover, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Dover)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N953U (3)

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 19960927035659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960927035659I), Sep 27, 1996: Doug DC982 (N953U), Grand Junction, CO, Minor damage. Narrative: twa flight 224, on a flight from reno, Nevada, to st. louis, Missouri, diverted to Grand Junction, Colorado, landing at approximately 0919 MDT.…
- [Incident 19940125004089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940125004089I), Jan 25, 1994: Doug DC982 (N953U), Springfield, MO. Narrative: at cruise altitude of 350 FL, a loud bang was heard by the crew and #2 engine, s/n 1211 spooled down. Aircraft diverted to sgf and landed w/o…
- [Incident 19890311029919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890311029919I), Mar 11, 1989: Doug DC982 (N953U), St Louis, MO. Smoke in cabin and cockpit. Turned off right hand pack. Landed safely. Internal failure of APU engine.

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