Timeline
- Built (Airbus Industrie A320-232)Serial number 571
- Airworthiness certificate issuedClass: Standard
- NTSB incident record CHI08IA026Damage: Minor · Highest injury: Minor
- Current registration certificate issuedOwner type: Corporation
- 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
- Airbus Industrie A320-232
- Category
- Fixed-wing airplane, multi-engine
- Year built
- 1996
- Engine type
- Turbofan (jet) · 2 engines
- Engine model
- IAE V2500SERIES (25,000 lb thrust)
- Max takeoff weight class
- 20,000 lb and over
- Serial number
- 571
Registration
- Status
- Valid
- Expires
- Jul 31, 2029
- Certificate issued
- Jul 3, 2019
- 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 Airbus A320 family (A318/A319/A320/A321) is a twin-engine, single-aisle jet airliner family in service since 1988 and one of the most common airliners in the world, used for short and medium-haul routes.
In plain terms, it's a jet (turbofan) multi-engine airplane. Certification: Type certificated (factory design approved by the FAA).
There are 109 aircraft of this exact model variant on the US register, and about 242 Airbus Industrie aircraft with closely related model designations, out of 317,717 registered aircraft in total. That's a well-established type that mechanics, pilots and regulators know very well.
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 Airbus A320 family →
NTSB accident & incident history for N431UA
1 record 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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Oct 10, 2007 (01:30 UTC)Incident · Chicago, ILNTSB #CHI08IA026Aircraft in report: Airbus Industrie A320-232Damage: MinorHighest injury: Minor
NTSB probable cause: The misrouted and reversed antiskid wiring by vendor maintenance personnel leading to the runway excursion. Contributing to the incident were the runway sign, the vendor's maintenance personnel not understanding the entire maintenance procedures in the dual tachometer replacement, and the operator's maintenance procedures being unclear to the maintenance personnel.
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.