N661US
Boeing 747-451 · built 1989
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.
Scheduled US airline service
Reported in scheduled US passenger service from March 1995 to September 2015 — 57 flights. Last reported flight: September 8, 2015, Delta Air Lines, ATL → HNL.
Not reported in scheduled US service since September 2015 (data through July 2026).
| Carrier | First | Last | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines DL | August 2010 | September 2015 | 20 |
| Northwest Airlines NW | March 1995 | October 2009 | 37 |
Source: BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (public domain; US reporting carriers, scheduled domestic flights).
US fleet inventory (BTS B-43)
Filed in BTS’s annual carrier fleet inventory from 2006 to 2020, most recently reported as owned.
| Carrier | First filed | Last filed |
|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines DL | 2010 | 2020 |
| Northwest Airlines NW | 2006 | 2009 |
Source: BTS Form 41 Schedule B-43 (Annual Inventory of Airframe and Aircraft Engines) (open data; large certificated US carriers, annual filing).
Safety history
- October 10, 2002Accident
The fatigue fracture of the lower rudder power control module manifold, which resulted in a lower rudder hardover. Full accident record
Transportation Safety Board of Canada records1 on file
Worst recorded outcome: no damage.
- July 15, 2006Incident
A06C0113: Northwest Airlines Flight NWA26, a Boeing 747-400 with 16 crew members and 401 passengers on board, departed Tokyo, Japan, and was cruising en route to Detroit, Michigan, United States, at flight level 370. Air Canada Flight ACA185, an Airbus A319-100 with 5 crew members and 116 passengers on board, departed…
Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).