Airliner

N17963

2016 Boeing 787-9

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2016
Serial
37812
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

N17963 on the FAA register

Type
2016 Boeing 787-9
Serial
37812
Engines
2 × Ge GENX-1B74/75/
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc
Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
2016-01-25
Airworthiness date
2016-01-21
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A13DE2
Mode S (octal)
50236742
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

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-01-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N17963 to the current registrant.
  • 2016-01-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2004-03-09
    N17963 previously assigned to a Schweizer SGS 2-33A (s/n 263); cancelled.
Overview

About N17963

N17963 is a 2016 Boeing 787-9, serial number 37812. The FAA register lists United Airlines Inc as the registrant in Chicago, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 25, 2016 and expires on January 31, 2029.

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 January 21, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N17963. 1 earlier record involves 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

1979-04-18 Accident · Tucson,Az, 03 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0979
Reported aircraft: Schweizer 2-33A — a different aircraft that carried the N17963 registration before this airframe.

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.