# N970DL: 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 24, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=970DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N970DL

## Aircraft that carried N970DL

- [Cancelled 2022-08-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N970DL-2022-08-24): Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, S/N 53173, built 1990. Owner: [USA Jet Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/USA%20JET%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Belleville, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Belleville)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N970DL (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 20110729015722I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110729015722I), Jul 29, 2011: Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88 (N970DL), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Incident narrativeon July 29, 2011 at 7:45PM CDT the duty standby inspector for the Chicago O'Hare flight standards district office received a telephone call…

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