# N981DL: 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: November 30, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=981DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N981DL

## Aircraft that carried N981DL

- [Cancelled 2022-11-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N981DL-2022-11-30): Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, S/N 53268, 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 N981DL (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 MIA95LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA055), Jan 6, 1995: McDonnell Douglas MD-88 (N981DL), Monroe, LA, no damage. Probable cause: an in-flight encounter with weather during a climb, resulting in an injury to a flight attendant who got out of her seat to perform a duty.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N981DL (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 20020107000089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020107000089I), Jan 7, 2002: Doug MD88 (N981DL), Louisville, KY. (-23) During departure and climb out of cvg, delta flt. 9221 had a left air conditioning pack temperature high indication and the crew shut the left pack off.…
- [Accident 19950106001249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950106001249A), Jan 6, 1995: Doug MD88 (N981DL), Monroe, LA. Severe turbulence on climb to cruise. Flight attendant injured. Diverted.
- [Incident 19920714030419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920714030419I), Jul 14, 1992: Doug MD88 (N981DL), Rochester, NY. Decrease in hydraulic fluid. Turned pumps off until landing. B nut loose on right engine case drain filter line.

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