Airliner

N15969

2017 Boeing 787-9

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2017
Serial
60142
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × Ge GENX-1B74/75/
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc (Corporation)
Based
Chicago, IL
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Registration record

N15969 on the FAA register

Type
2017 Boeing 787-9
Serial
60142
Engines
2 × Ge GENX-1B74/75/
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc
Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
2017-02-16
Airworthiness date
2017-02-11
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A0EEEA
Mode S (octal)
50167352
Seats (type)
422
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Range (type)
6,430 nm
Cruise (type)
490 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-02-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N15969 to the current registrant.
  • 2017-02-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2003-06-16
    N15969 previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 140 / PA-28 Cherokee / Cherokee 160 (s/n 28-7325215); cancelled.
Overview

About N15969

N15969 is a 2017 Boeing 787-9, serial number 60142. The FAA register lists United Airlines Inc as the registrant in Chicago, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 16, 2017 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two Ge GENX-1B74/75/ engines and 422 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 490 knots and a range of about 6,430 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated February 11, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N15969. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
490 kt
Range
6,430 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
9,400 ft
Landing over 50 ft
5,700 ft
Fuel burn
46 gph

Published figures for the Boeing 787-9 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2002-12-04 Accident · Phelan, CA Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · LAX03FA045
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-140 — a different aircraft that carried the N15969 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering that lead to a stall spin and impact with flat desert terrain.
1979-10-29 Accident · Huntington Bch,Ca, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2636
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N15969 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: WHICH WERE PARKED ON RAMP.WND GUSTING 26KTS.

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.