# N996DL: 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: April 25, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=996DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N996DL

## Aircraft that carried N996DL

- [Cancelled 2022-04-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N996DL-2022-04-25): Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, S/N 53363, built 1991. First renewal notice. 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 N996DL (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 LAX01IA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01IA118), Mar 15, 2001: McDonnell Douglas MD-88 (N996DL), Tucson, AZ, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the failure of 4th stage turbine blades during takeoff roll, which resulted in a dynamic imbalance in the engine.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N996DL (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 20010315005999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010315005999I), Mar 15, 2001: Doug MD88 (N996DL), Tucson, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) On March 15, 2001, a delta airlines DC-9-88 a/c, N996DL departed Tucson International Airport (tus) on runway 11L enroute to cincinnati, Ohio. During…
- [Incident 19971229042679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971229042679I), Dec 29, 1997: Doug MD88 (N996DL), Newburgh, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: both pilots have current medical. On 12/29/97 dal flight 716, N996DL, an MD88 was cleared to land on runway 9 at 0325Z hours. Dal 716 had landed and…
- [Incident 19940107004759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940107004759I), Jan 7, 1994: Doug MD88 (N996DL), Atlanta, GA. Delta flight 996 (atl-aus) was on taxi for takeoff at Atlanta Hartsfield international airport. Captain had started the number 1 engine at the gate. On taxi,…

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