Airliner

N61881

2015 Boeing 737-924ER

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2015
Serial
42200
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl CFM56-7B27E
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc (Corporation)
Based
Chicago, IL
Registration record

N61881 on the FAA register

Type
2015 Boeing 737-924ER
Serial
42200
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl CFM56-7B27E
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc
Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
2015-05-14
Airworthiness date
2015-05-05
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A81000
Mode S (octal)
52010000
Seats (type)
191
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-05-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N61881 to the current registrant.
  • 2015-05-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2008-07-15
    N61881 previously assigned to a Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP / 172SP Skyhawk SP / 172 Skyhawk (s/n 172S10681); cancelled.
  • 2002-07-11
    N61881 previously assigned to a Homebuilt Challenger II (s/n CH2 1092-0897); cancelled.
  • 1970-09-27
    N61881 previously assigned to a Fairchild PT-26 (s/n T43-7217); cancelled.
Overview

About N61881

N61881 is a 2015 Boeing 737-924ER, serial number 42200. The FAA register lists United Airlines Inc as the registrant in Chicago, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 14, 2015 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two Cfm Intl CFM56-7B27E engines and 191 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated May 5, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N61881. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2000-08-12 Accident · Central, AK Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ANC00LA101
Reported aircraft: Haskins CHALLENGER-2 — a different aircraft that carried the N61881 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the winds, and his intentional attempt to takeoff into the known adverse weather. Factors associated with this accident were the gusty crosswind conditions.

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.