Aircraft Description
N171UA is a 1989 Boeing 747-422, a four-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 June 30, 1989. The registration certificate was issued on April 1, 2013. The registration is set to expire on April 30, 2029. Powered by a P&w PW4000 SER engine producing 60000 pounds of thrust, N171UA is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A11EA7 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N171UA was last updated on January 2, 2025. 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 N171UA. 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 Source
Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC