Airliner

N78009

1999 Boeing 777-224

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
29479
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × Ge GE90-90B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc (Corporation)
Based
Chicago, IL
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Registration record

N78009 on the FAA register

Type
1999 Boeing 777-224
Serial
29479
Engines
2 × Ge GE90-90B
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc
Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
1999-04-22
Airworthiness date
1999-04-20
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AA9300
Mode S (octal)
52511400
Seats (type)
400
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1999-04-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N78009 to the current registrant.
  • 1999-04-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1971-02-11
    N78009 previously assigned to a Globe SWIFT (s/n 2009); cancelled.
Overview

About N78009

N78009 is a 1999 Boeing 777-224, serial number 29479. The FAA register lists United Airlines Inc as the registrant in Chicago, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 22, 1999 and expires on January 31, 2030.

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 April 20, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N78009. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1967-08-13 Accident · Larchwood,Iowa, 15 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2881
Reported aircraft: Globe GC-1B — a different aircraft that carried the N78009 registration before this airframe.
1964-07-03 Accident · Ligonier Ind, 14 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1915
Reported aircraft: Globe Swift GC1B — a different aircraft that carried the N78009 registration before this airframe.

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.