Airliner

N78438

2009 Boeing 737-924ER

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2009
Serial
33533
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl CFM56-7B26/3
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc + 1 co-owner (Corporation)
Based
Chicago, IL
Registration record

N78438 on the FAA register

Type
2009 Boeing 737-924ER
Serial
33533
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl CFM56-7B26/3
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc + 1 co-owner
Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
2009-07-22
Airworthiness date
2026-09-01
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · operating kit-built
Mode S (hex)
AAA244
Mode S (octal)
52521104
Seats (type)
191
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-09-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (operating kit-built)).
  • 2009-07-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N78438 to the current registrant.
  • 2005-02-08
    N78438 previously assigned to a Piper J3C-65S (s/n 23179); cancelled.
Overview

About N78438

N78438 is a 2009 Boeing 737-924ER, serial number 33533. The FAA register lists United Airlines Inc + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Chicago, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 22, 2009 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two Cfm Intl CFM56-7B26/3 engines and 191 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (operating kit-built), dated September 1, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N78438.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N78438.

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.