N16646
Boeing 737-524 · built 1997
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Scheduled US airline service
Reported in scheduled US passenger service from December 1997 to March 2012 — 18,017 flights. Last reported flight: March 2, 2012, United Airlines, ORD → CLE.
Not reported in scheduled US service since March 2012 (data through July 2026).
| Carrier | First | Last | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines UA | January 2012 | March 2012 | 234 |
| Continental Airlines CO | December 1997 | December 2011 | 17,783 |
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 2011, most recently reported as capital lease.
| Carrier | First filed | Last filed |
|---|---|---|
| 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 1997 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N16646.
- July 15, 1985Accident
THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. AN EMERGENCY AUTOROTATION LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED IN A PASTURE AND DURING THE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. POST CRASH EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE HYDRAULIC FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT OF THE SYSTEM.