Airliner

N26909

2014 Boeing 787-8

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2014
Serial
34827
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × Ge GENX-1B70/P2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc (Corporation)
Based
Chicago, IL
Registration record

N26909 on the FAA register

Type
2014 Boeing 787-8
Serial
34827
Engines
2 × Ge GENX-1B70/P2
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc
Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
2014-01-27
Airworthiness date
2014-01-22
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A2A2E6
Mode S (octal)
50521346
Seats (type)
260
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

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-02-03
    Accident at Pacific Ocean, PO.
  • 2014-01-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N26909 to the current registrant.
  • 2014-01-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1995-07-06
    N26909 previously assigned to a Cessna 414 (s/n 4140379); cancelled.
Overview

About N26909

N26909 is a 2014 Boeing 787-8, serial number 34827. The FAA register lists United Airlines Inc as the registrant in Chicago, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 27, 2014 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two Ge GENX-1B70/P2 engines and 260 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 22, 2014.

N26909 has 1 accident/incident record on file; details are below.

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 787-8 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2019-02-03 Accident · Pacific Ocean, PO Serious injury NTSB · DCA19CA090
Reported aircraft: Boeing 787
Probable cause: an inadvertent slip and fall that resulted in a serious injury.

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.