N780081999 Boeing 777-224
Timeline
- Built (Boeing 777-224)Serial number 29478
- Airworthiness certificate issuedClass: Standard
- NTSB accident record NYC05FA054Damage: Substantial · Highest injury: None
- 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
- Boeing 777-224
- Category
- Fixed-wing airplane, multi-engine
- Year built
- 1999
- Engine type
- Turbofan (jet) · 2 engines
- Engine model
- GE GE90-90B (94,000 lb thrust)
- Max takeoff weight class
- 20,000 lb and over
- Serial number
- 29478
Registration
- Status
- Valid
- Expires
- Jan 31, 2029
- Certificate issued
- Jan 17, 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 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 22 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 N78008
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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Mar 2, 2005 (20:50 UTC)Accident · Newark, NJNTSB #NYC05FA054Aircraft in report: Boeing 777-200Damage: SubstantialHighest injury: None
NTSB probable cause: The captain's failure to follow company procedures, which resulted in a tail strike. Contributing were the gusty crosswind and tailwind conditions, and the manufacturer's failure to provide adequate performance planning data to account for gusty crosswinds during takeoff.
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.