# N979AX: 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: May 23, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=979AX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N979AX

## Aircraft that carried N979AX

- [Cancelled 2017-05-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N979AX-2017-05-23): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-41, S/N 47492, built 1969. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Dhl Network Operations (USA) Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DHL%20NETWORK%20OPERATIONS%20(USA)%20INC), [Plantation, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Plantation)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N979AX (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 19970312009019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970312009019I), Mar 12, 1997: Doug DC9 (N979AX), Kansas City, MO. Narrative: item: aircraft returned to Kansas City International (mci) just after take-off due to reported sparks, from number one engine, by tower and aircraft…

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