Airliner

N78866

2002 Boeing 757-33N

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
32591
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × Rolls-Royce RB-211-22
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc (Corporation)
Based
Chicago, IL
Registration record

N78866 on the FAA register

Type
2002 Boeing 757-33N
Serial
32591
Engines
2 × Rolls-Royce RB-211-22
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc
Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
2023-09-15
Airworthiness date
2002-03-26
Registration expires
2030-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AAB187
Mode S (octal)
52530607
Seats (type)
275
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-09-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N78866.
  • 2002-03-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N78866

N78866 is a 2002 Boeing 757-33N, serial number 32591. The FAA register lists United Airlines Inc as the registrant in Chicago, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 15, 2023 and expires on September 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two Rolls-Royce RB-211-22 engines and 275 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated March 26, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N78866. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1965-07-02 Accident · Gould Ark, 04 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1650
Reported aircraft: Mooney M21 — a different aircraft that carried the N78866 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.