N9681B
Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) · built 1999
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows 2 earlier aircraft with this mark, the last exported to Ethiopia on May 8, 2026.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Scheduled US airline service
Reported in scheduled US passenger service from December 1999 to September 2019 — 4,115 flights. Last reported flight: September 3, 2019, American Airlines, XNA → DFW.
Not reported in scheduled US service since September 2019 (data through July 2026).
| Carrier | First | Last | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AA | January 2018 | September 2019 | 2,354 |
| Trans World Airlines TW | December 1999 | December 2000 | 1,761 |
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 2022, most recently reported as capital lease.
| Carrier | First filed | Last filed |
|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AA | 2006 | 2022 |
Source: BTS Form 41 Schedule B-43 (Annual Inventory of Airframe and Aircraft Engines) (open data; large certificated US carriers, annual filing).
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 1999 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N9681B.
- July 29, 1989Accident
INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING BACK TOWARD THE LAKE WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. THE HOUSE & TREES WERE CONSIDERED TO BE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. Full accident record