N779AN1999 Boeing 777-223
Timeline
- Built (Boeing 777-223)Serial number 29955
- Airworthiness certificate issuedClass: Standard
- Current registration certificate issuedOwner type: Corporation
- NTSB incident record CHI00IA125Damage: Not recorded · Highest injury: None
- NTSB accident record CHI07LA078Damage: 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 777-223
- Category
- Fixed-wing airplane, multi-engine
- Year built
- 1999
- Engine type
- Turbofan (jet) · 2 engines
- Engine model
- ROLLS-ROYC RB-211 SERIES (22,000 lb thrust)
- Max takeoff weight class
- 20,000 lb and over
- Serial number
- 29955
Registration
- Status
- Valid
- Expires
- Aug 31, 2027
- Certificate issued
- Jun 29, 1999
- Airworthiness class
- Standard
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Registered owner
- AMERICAN 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 49 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 N779AN
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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Feb 23, 2007 (12:22 UTC)Accident · Chicago, ILNTSB #CHI07LA078Aircraft in report: Boeing 777Damage: Not recordedHighest injury: Serious
NTSB probable cause: An in-flight encounter with turbulence during cruise flight.
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Apr 25, 2000 (14:28 UTC)Incident · Chicago, ILNTSB #CHI00IA125Aircraft in report: Boeing 777-223ERDamage: Not recordedHighest injury: None
NTSB probable cause: the flightcrew not detecting the runway closure NOTAM and the Air Traffic Control personnel on the metering, ground, and local positions giving an improper clearance to taxi to a closed runway. Factors were the closed runway, ATIS information not issued by Air Traffic Control personnel, and insufficiently defined procedures of disseminating pertinent safety of flight information.
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.