N15712
Boeing 737-724 · built 1998
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on November 22, 1972.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
Usually based at EWR
Most frequent routes
- IAH → SFO18%
- ORD → EWR9%
- EWR → MSY8%
- OGG → SFO5%
- EWR → CHS5%
- EWR → ORD4%
- EWR → PBI4%
- SEA → EWR3%
- LAX → SFO3%
- BOS → SFO3%
Last seen
Scheduled US airline service
Reported in scheduled US passenger service from October 1998 to July 2026 — 21,627 flights. Last reported flight: July 31, 2026, United Airlines, BNA → EWR.
| Carrier | First | Last | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines UA | January 2012 | July 2026 | 10,518 |
| Continental Airlines CO | October 1998 | December 2011 | 11,109 |
Source: BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (public domain; US reporting carriers, scheduled domestic flights).
US fleet inventory (BTS B-43)
Filed in BTS’s annual carrier fleet inventory from 2006 to 2025, most recently reported as owned.
| Carrier | First filed | Last filed |
|---|---|---|
| United Airlines UA | 2012 | 2025 |
| Continental Airlines CO | 2006 | 2011 |
Source: BTS Form 41 Schedule B-43 (Annual Inventory of Airframe and Aircraft Engines) (open data; large certificated US carriers, annual filing).
Safety history
No recorded accidents or incidents for this aircraft in FlightFinder’s database.
Earlier aircraft with this registration
Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 1998 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N15712.
- September 13, 1972AccidentHull loss
Written Cause; Wheels,Tires,Axles; Overload Failure; Material Failure
The initiation of rejected takeoff procedures, beyond V1 speed, with insufficient runway remaining in which to stop the aircraft. The crew action was prompted by the failure of the two right truck rear tires which produced a noticeable aircraft vibration and a reduction in aircraft acceleration. Full accident record