# N956DL: 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=956DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N956DL

## Aircraft that carried N956DL

- [Cancelled 2022-04-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N956DL-2022-04-25): Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, S/N 49887, built 1990. Second renewal notice. 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 N956DL (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 FTW92IA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92IA208), Aug 15, 1992: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 (N956DL), Dfw Airport, TX, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO THE FRACTURE OF A FAN BLADE RESULTING FROM A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N956DL (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 20031209030139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031209030139I), Dec 9, 2003: Doug MD88 (N956DL), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. (-23) During takeoff roll, the left engine caught fire. The takeoff was aborted at 80 KTS. Both aircraft fire bottles were discharged. Emergency equipment also…
- [Incident 19940118002319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940118002319I), Jan 18, 1994: Doug MD88 (N956DL), Covington/Cinci, KY. Narrative: pilot applied takeoff power. Aircraft started to veer to the left. Pilot aborted takeoff and applied right rudder, brakes, reverse thrust, and…

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