Airliner

N779AN

1999 Boeing 777-223

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1999
Serial
29955
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × Rolls-Royce RB-211 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
American Airlines Inc (Corporation)
Based
Fort Worth, TX
Registration record

N779AN on the FAA register

Type
1999 Boeing 777-223
Serial
29955
Engines
2 × Rolls-Royce RB-211 series
Registered owner
American Airlines Inc
Fort Worth, TX
Certificate issued
1999-06-29
Airworthiness date
1999-06-27
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AA8A83
Mode S (octal)
52505203
Seats (type)
440
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-02-23
    Accident at Chicago, IL.
  • 2000-04-25
    Incident at Chicago, IL.
  • 1999-06-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N779AN.
  • 1999-06-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N779AN

N779AN is a 1999 Boeing 777-223, serial number 29955. The FAA register lists American Airlines Inc as the registrant in Fort Worth, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 29, 1999 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two Rolls-Royce RB-211 series engines and 440 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated June 27, 1999.

N779AN has 2 accident/incident records on file; details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2007-02-23 Accident · Chicago, IL Serious injury NTSB · CHI07LA078
Reported aircraft: Boeing 777
Probable cause: An in-flight encounter with turbulence during cruise flight.
2000-04-25 Incident · Chicago, IL NTSB · CHI00IA125
Reported aircraft: Boeing 777-223ER
Probable cause: the flightcrew not detecting the runway closure NOTAM and the Air Traffic Control personnel on the metering, ground, and local positions giving an improper clearance to taxi to a closed runway. Factors were the closed runway, ATIS information not issued by Air Traffic Control personnel, and insufficiently defined procedures of disseminating pertinent safety of flight information.

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.