N15969
Boeing 787-9 · built 2017
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on June 16, 2003.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
Usually based at LAX
Most frequent routes
- LAX → LHR13%
- LAX → EWR13%
- MEX → SFO6%
- PHX → IAD6%
- LAX → MEL6%
- NRT → IAH5%
- IAH → GRU5%
- HKG → LAX5%
- MEL → LAX5%
- ORD → BOS5%
Last seen
Scheduled US airline service
Reported in scheduled US passenger service from February 2017 to July 2026 — 537 flights. Last reported flight: July 31, 2026, United Airlines, LAX → EWR.
| Carrier | First | Last | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines UA | February 2017 | July 2026 | 537 |
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 2017 to 2025, most recently reported as owned.
| Carrier | First filed | Last filed |
|---|---|---|
| United Airlines UA | 2017 | 2025 |
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 2017 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N15969.
- December 4, 2002Accident
the student pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering that lead to a stall spin and impact with flat desert terrain. Full accident record
- October 29, 1979Accident
Improper Compensation For Wind Conditions; Delayed In Initiating Go-Around. Factors: Unfavorable Wind Conditions
Transportation Safety Board of Canada records1 on file
Worst recorded outcome: no damage.
- June 26, 2022Incident
N15969, a Boeing 787-9 was conducting United Airlines flight UAL27 from Denver International Airport (KDEN), CO, USA to London Heathrow Airport (EGLL), England, UK with 268 persons on board. At a position approximately 450nm NE of the Goose Bay Airport (CYYR) NL, the flight crew received EICAS heat warnings for the…
Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).