# N973DL: 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: December 30, 2024
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=973DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N973DL

## Aircraft that carried N973DL

- [Cancelled 2024-12-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N973DL-2024-12-30): Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, S/N 53241, built 1991. Owner: [Delta Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N973DL (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 20020810021029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020810021029I), Aug 10, 2002: Doug MD88 (N973DL), Fort Myers, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Delta flt 1081 aircraft rubbed left wingtip against the right wingtip of comair flt 5049 parked on the adjacent gate while taxing into gate B-9 at…
- [Incident 19930425026659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930425026659I), Apr 25, 1993: Doug MD88 (N973DL), Asheville, NC, Minor damage. Contract agency drove a train of bag tugs under right wing. Hit the outboard flap fairing. Employee was fired.
- [Incident 19920122004349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920122004349I), Jan 22, 1992: Doug MD88 (N973DL), Kansas City, MO. Captain initiated missed approach. First officer making approach on auto flight. Back course ILS not possible.

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