N521DA (Cirrus Design CORP SR20) — routes, history & safety record

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on July 20, 2010.

We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.

Scheduled US airline service

Earlier aircraft with this registration

Registrations are reused. 12,032 reported flights from January 1995 to March 2003 predate the airframe built in 2023 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N521DA.

Carrier	First	Last	Flights
Delta Air Lines DL	January 1995	March 2003	12,032

Source: BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (public domain; US reporting carriers, scheduled domestic flights).

Safety history

No recorded accidents or incidents for this aircraft in FlightFinder’s database.

Earlier aircraft with this registration

Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 2023 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N521DA.

November 27, 1999Accident
was the use of a defective tow bar, due to the lack of an adequate inspection by contract personnel, the airlines lack of an adequate preventative maintenance program for the tow bars, and the lack of oversight by the airline on the contract personnel who inspected the tow bar. A factor was the softer than specified shear pins used in the tow bar.
Boeing 727-232
was the use of a defective tow bar, due to the lack of an adequate inspection by contract personnel, the airlines lack of an adequate preventative maintenance program for the tow bars, and the lack of oversight by the airline on the contract personnel who inspected the tow bar. A factor was the softer than specified shear pins used in the tow bar. Full accident record