N8923E (Douglas DC-9-31) — routes, history & safety record

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 August 1995 to July 2010 — 21,222 flights. Last reported flight: July 6, 2010, Delta Air Lines, DTW → BNA.

Not reported in scheduled US service since July 2010 (data through July 2026).

Carrier	First	Last	Flights
Delta Air Lines DL	January 2010	July 2010	761
Northwest Airlines NW	August 1995	December 2009	20,461

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 2009, most recently reported as owned.

Carrier	First filed	Last filed
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 4, 1990Accident
FAILURE OF THE CAPTAIN TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES, HIS IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO CONTINUE INTO THE OVERHANG (ANVIL) OF A THUNDERSTORM, FAILURE OF THE PASSENGERS TO ABIDE BY PROCEDURES/INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING USE OF SEAT BELTS, AND FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TO ENFORCE THE USE OF SEATBELTS.
Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31 · 1 fatalities
FAILURE OF THE CAPTAIN TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES, HIS IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO CONTINUE INTO THE OVERHANG (ANVIL) OF A THUNDERSTORM, FAILURE OF THE PASSENGERS TO ABIDE BY PROCEDURES/INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING USE OF SEAT BELTS, AND FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TO ENFORCE THE USE OF SEATBELTS. Full accident record

Transportation Safety Board of Canada records1 on file

Worst recorded outcome: no damage.

October 7, 2008Incident
Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-30 · Ywt Waterloo Vor, 15 NM NW · A08O0280
A08O0280: The Northwest Airlines DC9-31, N8923E, operating as NWA1506, was inbound to Toronto from Detroit. On initial approach the crew received a slat disagree warning light. The procedures outlined in the Operations Manual were followed. The crew returned the slats to the up position, declared an emergency with…

Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).