Airliner

N972AN

2001 Boeing 737-823

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2001
Serial
30097
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl. CFM56-7B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
American Airlines Inc (Corporation)
Based
Fort Worth, TX
Registration record

N972AN on the FAA register

Type
2001 Boeing 737-823
Serial
30097
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl. CFM56-7B
Registered owner
American Airlines Inc
Fort Worth, TX
Certificate issued
2024-08-29
Airworthiness date
2007-08-28
Registration expires
2031-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
AD8B20
Mode S (octal)
53305440
Seats (type)
162
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-08-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N972AN.
  • 2007-08-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2003-10-04
    Accident at Boston, MA; damage: substantial.
  • 2001
    Manufactured (2001).
Overview

About N972AN

N972AN is a 2001 Boeing 737-823, serial number 30097. The FAA register lists American Airlines Inc as the registrant in Fort Worth, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 29, 2024 and expires on August 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two Cfm Intl. CFM56-7B engines and 162 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated August 28, 2007.

N972AN has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2003-10-04 Accident · Boston, MA Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC04CA003
Reported aircraft: Boeing 737
Probable cause: The collision of a ground support vehicle with a parked aircraft, due to the faulty gearshift lever on the ground support vehicle.

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.