Airliner

N28987

2021 Boeing 787-9

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2021
Serial
66146
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

N28987 on the FAA register

Type
2021 Boeing 787-9
Serial
66146
Engines
2 × Ge GENX-1B74/75/
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc
Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
2021-03-30
Airworthiness date
2021-03-25
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A2F2FA
Mode S (octal)
50571372
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

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-03-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N28987 to the current registrant.
  • 2021-03-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1990-01-23
    N28987 previously assigned to a Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger / Tiger AA-5B (s/n AA5B0923); cancelled.
Overview

About N28987

N28987 is a 2021 Boeing 787-9, serial number 66146. The FAA register lists United Airlines Inc as the registrant in Chicago, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 30, 2021 and expires on March 31, 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 March 25, 2021.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N28987. 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

1986-09-15 Accident · Reno, NV Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA86LA246
Reported aircraft: Grumman AA5 — a different aircraft that carried the N28987 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.