Airliner

N73270

2001 Boeing 737-824

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
2001
Serial
31632
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl. CFM56 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc (Corporation)
Based
Chicago, IL
Registration record

N73270 on the FAA register

Type
2001 Boeing 737-824
Serial
31632
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl. CFM56 series
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc
Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
2024-04-03
Airworthiness date
2001-10-08
Registration expires
2031-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A9D5DF
Mode S (octal)
52352737
Seats (type)
149
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-04-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N73270 to the current registrant.
  • 2022-08-19
    Accident at Pharisburg, OH.
  • 2005-08-08
    Accident at Newark, NJ; damage: substantial.
  • 2001-10-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1970-06-11
    N73270 previously assigned to a Bell 204-B (s/n 2011); cancelled.
Overview

About N73270

N73270 is a 2001 Boeing 737-824, serial number 31632. The FAA register lists United Airlines Inc as the registrant in Chicago, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 3, 2024 and expires on April 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two Cfm Intl. CFM56 series engines and 149 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated October 8, 2001.

N73270 has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2022-08-19 Accident · Pharisburg, OH Serious injury NTSB · DCA22LA188
Reported aircraft: Boeing 737-824
Probable cause: The airplane s inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence.
2005-08-08 Accident · Newark, NJ Damage: Substantial NTSB · IAD05LA118A
Reported aircraft: Boeing 737-824
Probable cause: The airport's failure to install markings on a parking "block" that bordered the taxiway, which failed to provide adequate clearance between taxiing airplanes and airplanes parked in the block. Factors in the accident were air traffic control's use of the unmarked parking "block," and the flight crew's misjudgement of the clearance between their airplane and the parked airplanes in the block, during taxi.

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.