Airliner

N78509

2008 Boeing 737-824

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2008
Serial
31638
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl CFM56-7B27/B3
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc (Corporation)
Based
Chicago, IL
Registration record

N78509 on the FAA register

Type
2008 Boeing 737-824
Serial
31638
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl CFM56-7B27/B3
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc
Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
2008-02-21
Airworthiness date
2008-02-21
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AAA593
Mode S (octal)
52522623
Seats (type)
149
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-02-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N78509 to the current registrant.
  • 2008-02-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1975-09-26
    N78509 previously assigned to a Cessna 182P Skylane (s/n 18261766); cancelled.
Overview

About N78509

N78509 is a 2008 Boeing 737-824, serial number 31638. The FAA register lists United Airlines Inc as the registrant in Chicago, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 21, 2008 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two Cfm Intl CFM56-7B27/B3 engines and 149 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated February 21, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N78509.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N78509.

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.