Airliner

N78005

1998 Boeing 777-224

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
27581
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × Ge GE90-90B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc (Corporation)
Based
Chicago, IL
Registration record

N78005 on the FAA register

Type
1998 Boeing 777-224
Serial
27581
Engines
2 × Ge GE90-90B
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc
Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
2018-11-15
Airworthiness date
1998-12-03
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AA92FC
Mode S (octal)
52511374
Seats (type)
400
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-11-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N78005 to the current registrant.
  • 1998-12-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1951-03-12
    N78005 previously assigned to a Globe SWIFT (s/n 2035); cancelled.
Overview

About N78005

N78005 is a 1998 Boeing 777-224, serial number 27581. The FAA register lists United Airlines Inc as the registrant in Chicago, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 15, 2018 and expires on November 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two Ge GE90-90B engines and 400 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated December 3, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N78005.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N78005.

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.