N173UA
Dji MAVIC PRO PLATINUM
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on January 9, 2012.
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 January 1995 to October 2010 — 667 flights. Last reported flight: October 8, 2010, United Airlines, ORD → SFO.
Not reported in scheduled US service since October 2010 (data through July 2026).
| Carrier | First | Last | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines UA | January 1995 | October 2010 | 667 |
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 2009, most recently reported as operating lease.
| Carrier | First filed | Last filed |
|---|---|---|
| United Airlines UA | 2006 | 2009 |
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.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada records1 on file
Worst recorded outcome: no damage.
- May 25, 2009Incident
A09P0131: The United Airlines Boeing 747-400, N128UA, operating as UAL896, from Hong Kong to Chicago, was assigned FL350 and approaching waypoint ROUKE where radar service was about to resume. Another United Airlines Boeing 747-400, N173UA, operating as UAL882, from Tokyo Narita to Chicago had already passed Rouke at…
Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).