Airliner

N27958

2015 Boeing 787-9

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
2015
Serial
36406
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

N27958 on the FAA register

Type
2015 Boeing 787-9
Serial
36406
Engines
2 × Ge GENX-1B74/75/
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc
Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
2015-09-18
Airworthiness date
2015-09-11
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A2CB13
Mode S (octal)
50545423
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

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-27
    Accident at Claveria, OF.
  • 2015-11-07
    Accident at Beaumont, TX.
  • 2015-09-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N27958.
  • 2015-09-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N27958

N27958 is a 2015 Boeing 787-9, serial number 36406. The FAA register lists United Airlines Inc as the registrant in Chicago, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 18, 2015 and expires on September 30, 2028.

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 September 11, 2015.

N27958 has 2 accident/incident records 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 787-9 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-03-27 Accident · Claveria, OF Serious injury NTSB · DCA25LA173
Reported aircraft: Boeing 787
Probable cause: An encounter with convective turbulence during cruise that was not detected in advance by cockpit weather radar or weather information services.
NTSB report ↗
2015-11-07 Accident · Beaumont, TX Serious injury NTSB · DCA16CA021
Reported aircraft: Boeing 787
Probable cause: An inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence resulting in serious injury to a flight attendant.

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.