# N3313L: Douglas DC-9-14, registration cancelled 1991-07-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 15, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-9-14](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-14) (registry code 3022034)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45708
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: December 12, 1986
- Last registry action: August 9, 1988
- Mode S code: A39C52
- Owner when cancelled: [Northwest Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHWEST%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [St Paul, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/St%20Paul)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.8873° N, 93.1924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55111, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3313L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3313L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3313L-1991-07-15

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Douglas DC-9-14: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-14.md

## NTSB investigations (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 DCA91MA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA91MA010), Dec 3, 1990: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-14 (N3313L), Romulus, MI, destroyed, 8 fatal. Probable cause: LACK OF PROPER CREW COORDN, INCLUDING VIRTUAL REVERSAL OF ROLES BY THE DC-9 PLTS, WHICH LED TO THEIR FAILURE TO STOP TAXIING & ALERT GND CTLR OF THEIR POSITIONAL UNCERTAINTY IN A TIMELY MANNER BFR &…

## FAA accident and incident reports (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.

- [Accident 19901203052361A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901203052361A), Dec 3, 1990: Doug DC914 (N3313L), Detroit, MI, Destroyed, 8 fatal. Taxiing to takeoff,became lost due fog. Stopped on active runway. Struck by departing N278US.ats coordination factor
- [Incident 19811201081989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811201081989I), Dec 1, 1981: Doug DC9 (N3313L), Philipsburg, PA. Zh zq cabin altitude problems, descent emergency, oxygen mask deployed. Cabin outflow valve jammed open by dirt.
- [Incident 19791023054609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791023054609I), Oct 23, 1979: Doug DC9 (N3313L), Chantilly, VA, Minor damage. Pilot taxiing too fast on wet surface, left the taxiway.

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