N209UA1999 Boeing 777-222
Timeline
- Built (Boeing 777-222)Serial number 30215
- Airworthiness certificate issuedClass: Standard
- NTSB accident record DCA10FA012Damage: Not recorded · Highest injury: Serious
- Current registration certificate issuedOwner type: Corporation
- NTSB accident record DCA23LA421Damage: Not recorded · Highest injury: Serious
- Latest FAA registry actionMost recent change recorded in the FAA registry
- Registration expiresValid
From FAA registry and NTSB records. Registration dates reflect paperwork, not flights.
The aircraft
- Make & model
- Boeing 777-222
- Category
- Fixed-wing airplane, multi-engine
- Year built
- 1999
- Engine type
- Turbofan (jet) · 2 engines
- Engine model
- P&W PW4000 SER (60,000 lb thrust)
- Max takeoff weight class
- 20,000 lb and over
- Serial number
- 30215
Registration
- Status
- Valid
- Expires
- Apr 30, 2029
- Certificate issued
- Apr 1, 2013
- Airworthiness class
- Standard
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Registered owner
- UNITED AIRLINES INC
The registered owner is often a bank, leasing company or trust, not necessarily the airline or person who flies it.
What kind of aircraft is this?
The Boeing 777 is a large twin-engine, twin-aisle (wide-body) long-haul jet, in service since 1995.
In plain terms, it's a jet (turbofan) multi-engine airplane. Certification: Type certificated (factory design approved by the FAA).
There are 52 aircraft of this exact model variant on the US register, and about 334 Boeing aircraft with closely related model designations, out of 317,717 registered aircraft in total.
An aircraft's age on its own says little about how safe it is: airliners are maintained on strict, regulator-approved schedules, and inspections become more detailed as aircraft get older. More about the Boeing 777 →
NTSB accident & incident history for N209UA
2 records found. An "incident" is a less serious event; an "accident" involves serious injury or substantial damage, as defined by the NTSB. Many records involve no injuries at all.
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Aug 18, 2023 (14:11 UTC)Accident · Over The, AONTSB #DCA23LA421Aircraft in report: BOEING 777-222Damage: Not recordedHighest injury: Serious
NTSB probable cause: An inadvertent encounter with clear air turbulence during cruise flight.
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Nov 19, 2009 (00:30 UTC)Accident · New Market, VANTSB #DCA10FA012Aircraft in report: BOEING 777-200Damage: Not recordedHighest injury: Serious
NTSB probable cause: The flight crew’s inadvertent encounter with a small area of cumulous clouds at night that resulted in moderate to severe convectively induced turbulence.
Look up full reports by NTSB number in CAROL, the NTSB's public database.
Data: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database (file dated 2026-10-16) and NTSB aviation accident database; refreshed 2026-10-17 20:47 UTC. SafelyAboard shows public records only and does not rate or score aircraft, airlines or operators.