Just make sure you enter the right search terms into the BTS database. I was scratching my head earlier when it tried to tell me that a certain flight went to BHM and not PFN. I had managed to select the wrong year!
I do have to say this though: Even making sure I did not make that mistake again, I still am having some issues looking up a few flights. Such as MLI-ATL DL4645 (ASA) on 8/7/06.