Airliner

N487UA

2002 Airbus A320-232

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2002
Serial
1669
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × Iae V2500SERIES
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc (Corporation)
Based
Chicago, IL
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Registration record

N487UA on the FAA register

Type
2002 Airbus A320-232
Serial
1669
Engines
2 × Iae V2500SERIES
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc
Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
2013-04-01
Airworthiness date
2002-03-15
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A6045D
Mode S (octal)
51402135
Seats (type)
200
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Range (type)
5,250 nm
Cruise (type)
470 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-04-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N487UA.
  • 2007-07-11
    Incident at Fort Lauderdale, FL.
  • 2002-03-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N487UA

N487UA is a 2002 Airbus A320-232, serial number 1669. The FAA register lists United Airlines Inc as the registrant in Chicago, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 1, 2013 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two Iae V2500SERIES engines and 200 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 470 knots and a range of about 5,250 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated March 15, 2002.

N487UA has 1 accident/incident record on file; details are below.

Cruise
470 kt
Range
5,250 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
6,070 ft
Landing over 50 ft
4,460 ft
Fuel burn
779 gph

Published figures for the Airbus A320-232 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2007-07-11 Incident · Fort Lauderdale, FL NTSB · OPS07IA006B
Reported aircraft: Airbus A-320
Probable cause: The probable cause of this incident was the United flightcrews' inadvertant entry onto an active runway.

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.