Aircraft Description
N16217 is a 1998 Boeing 737-824, a twin-engine turbo-fan aircraft registered to United Airlines INC in Chicago, IL. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on July 1, 1999. The registration certificate was issued on June 27, 2018. The registration is set to expire on June 30, 2028. Powered by a Cfm Intl. CFM56 SERIES engine producing 2200 horsepower, N16217 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A0FBB7 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N16217 was last tracked by AviatorDB near Chicago O'hare International Airport (KORD) on April 2, 2026. The FAA registry record for N16217 was last updated on May 19, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
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AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N16217. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC