# N977DL: 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: September 6, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=977DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N977DL

## Aircraft that carried N977DL

- [Cancelled 2019-09-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N977DL-2019-09-06): Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, S/N 53258, 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)

## NTSB investigations on N977DL (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 DCA19CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19CA146), Apr 5, 2019: Mcdonnell Douglas MD88 (N977DL), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the tug driver to give way to the taxiing airplane.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N977DL (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.

- [Accident 19981011039969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981011039969A), Oct 11, 1998: Doug MD88 (N977DL), Covington/Cinci, KY, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft N977DL taxing out for takeoff was struck by a baggage tug. Aircraft was damaged, r/h side of fuselage of station 427-7B.

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