Airliner

N78506

2006 Boeing 737-824

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2006
Serial
32832
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl CFM56-7B26
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc (Corporation)
Based
Chicago, IL
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Registration record

N78506 on the FAA register

Type
2006 Boeing 737-824
Serial
32832
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl CFM56-7B26
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc
Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
2006-10-24
Airworthiness date
2006-10-21
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AAA590
Mode S (octal)
52522620
Seats (type)
149
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2006-10-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N78506 to the current registrant.
  • 2006-10-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1989-03-21
    N78506 previously assigned to a Cessna 172K / 172 Skyhawk / 172/180 Conversion (s/n 17257643); cancelled.
Overview

About N78506

N78506 is a 2006 Boeing 737-824, serial number 32832. The FAA register lists United Airlines Inc as the registrant in Chicago, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 24, 2006 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two Cfm Intl CFM56-7B26 engines and 149 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated October 21, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N78506. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1987-05-05 Accident · Palmyra, PA Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC87LA141
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172K — a different aircraft that carried the N78506 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.