Airliner

N78511

2008 Boeing 737-824

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2008
Serial
33459
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

N78511 on the FAA register

Type
2008 Boeing 737-824
Serial
33459
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl CFM56-7B26
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc
Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
2008-05-15
Airworthiness date
2008-05-10
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AAA5AE
Mode S (octal)
52522656
Seats (type)
149
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-05-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N78511 to the current registrant.
  • 2008-05-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1989-01-26
    N78511 previously assigned to a Cessna 172K / 172 Skyhawk / 172/180 Conversion (s/n 17257645); cancelled.
  • 1955-10-12
    N78511 previously assigned to a Piper J3C-65S (s/n 22910); cancelled.
Overview

About N78511

N78511 is a 2008 Boeing 737-824, serial number 33459. The FAA register lists United Airlines Inc as the registrant in Chicago, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 15, 2008 and expires on April 30, 2030.

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 May 10, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N78511. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1978-12-03 Accident · Ocean Springs,Ms, 24 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 4148
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172 — a different aircraft that carried the N78511 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.