N680612002 Boeing 767-424ER
Timeline
- Built (Boeing 767-424ER)Serial number 29456
- Airworthiness certificate issuedClass: Standard
- Current registration certificate issuedOwner type: Corporation
- NTSB incident record DCA17WA220Damage: Not recorded · Highest injury: Not recorded
- 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 767-424ER
- Category
- Fixed-wing airplane, multi-engine
- Year built
- 2002
- Engine type
- Turbofan (jet) · 2 engines
- Engine model
- GE CF6-80 SERIES (47,600 lb thrust)
- Max takeoff weight class
- 20,000 lb and over
- Serial number
- 29456
Registration
- Status
- Valid
- Expires
- Oct 31, 2029
- Certificate issued
- Mar 13, 2002
- 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 767 is a twin-engine, twin-aisle (wide-body) jet used for long-haul passenger and cargo flying since the early 1980s.
In plain terms, it's a jet (turbofan) multi-engine airplane. Certification: Type certificated (factory design approved by the FAA).
There are 16 aircraft of this exact model variant on the US register, and about 576 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 767 →
NTSB accident & incident history for N68061
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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Aug 23, 2017 (10:13 UTC)Incident · Zurich, CHNTSB #DCA17WA220Aircraft in report: BOEING 767 424ERDamage: Not recordedHighest injury: Not recorded
NTSB summary
The Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a BOEING 767 424ER airplane that occurred on August 23, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Switzerland's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Switzerland.
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.