N831L (Phantom X-1) — routes, history & safety record

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last sale reported, registration cancelled on February 23, 2004.

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 January 1995 to December 2000 — 10,703 flights. Last reported flight: December 31, 2000, Delta Air Lines, LIT → MEM.

Not reported in scheduled US service since December 2000 (data through July 2026).

Carrier	First	Last	Flights
Delta Air Lines DL	January 1995	December 2000	10,703

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

Safety history

August 8, 1998Accident
The airport personnel's failure to properly mark the ditch hazard and the taxiway boundaries surrounding it, and, the captain's failure to maintain a situational awareness of his location with respect to the taxiway layout. The dark night lighting condition was a factor.
Boeing 727-2Q8
The airport personnel's failure to properly mark the ditch hazard and the taxiway boundaries surrounding it, and, the captain's failure to maintain a situational awareness of his location with respect to the taxiway layout. The dark night lighting condition was a factor. Full accident record