Airliner

N12221

1998 Boeing 737-824

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1998
Serial
28930
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl. CFM56 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc (Corporation)
Based
Chicago, IL
Registration record

N12221 on the FAA register

Type
1998 Boeing 737-824
Serial
28930
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl. CFM56 series
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc
Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
2018-11-15
Airworthiness date
1998-11-29
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A05DD8
Mode S (octal)
50056730
Seats (type)
149
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-11-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N12221 to the current registrant.
  • 2011-05-06
    Accident at Greenville, MS; damage: substantial.
  • 1999-07-08
    Accident at Atlantic Ocean, AO; damage: minor.
  • 1998-11-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1992-09-02
    N12221 previously assigned to a Handley Page HP-137 MK1 (s/n 221); cancelled.
  • 1931-11-21
    N12221 previously assigned to a Lockheed 9A Special (s/n 178); cancelled.
Overview

About N12221

N12221 is a 1998 Boeing 737-824, serial number 28930. The FAA register lists United Airlines Inc as the registrant in Chicago, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 15, 2018 and expires on November 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two Cfm Intl. CFM56 series engines and 149 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated November 29, 1998.

N12221 has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2011-05-06 Accident · Greenville, MS Damage: Substantial NTSB · DCA11FA052
Reported aircraft: Boeing 737
Probable cause: The failure of a utility pipe beneath the ramp surface, which caused a localized void in the soil and resulting reduction in the load bearing capability of the ramp.
1999-07-08 Accident · Atlantic Ocean, AO Damage: Minor Serious injury NTSB · IAD99FA052
Reported aircraft: Boeing 737-824
Probable cause: the aircrew's inadvertent encounter with unforecast clear air turbulence.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.