Airliner

N793UA

1997 Boeing 777-222

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1997
Serial
26946
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc (Corporation)
Based
Chicago, IL
Registration record

N793UA on the FAA register

Type
1997 Boeing 777-222
Serial
26946
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc
Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
2013-04-01
Airworthiness date
1997-10-06
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AAC4ED
Mode S (octal)
52542355
Seats (type)
400
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-05-26
    Incident at Beijing; damage: minor.
  • 2013-04-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N793UA.
  • 1997-10-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N793UA

N793UA is a 1997 Boeing 777-222, serial number 26946. The FAA register lists United Airlines Inc as the registrant in Chicago, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 1, 2013 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series engines and 400 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated October 6, 1997.

N793UA has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: minor); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-05-26 Incident · Beijing Damage: Minor NTSB · ENG25LA038
Reported aircraft: Boeing 777
Preliminary report: On May 26, 2025, at approximately 0925 UTC, a Boeing 777-200, registration N793UA, operated as United Airlines flight 889, executed a rejected takeoff at Beijing Capital International Airport when the crew heard a loud bang and followed by a No. 2 (right) engine failure warning. The airplane came to an uneventful stop on the runway, passengers were deplaned, and the airplane was later defueled and towed clear of the runway. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 flight from Beijing Capital International Airport (ZBAA) to San Francisco International Airport (KSFO), San Francisco, California. The airplane data recorders will be downloaded at the…
NTSB report ↗

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.