N178UA
Boeing 747-422 · built 1990
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.
Scheduled US airline service
Reported in scheduled US passenger service from January 1995 to January 2017 — 601 flights. Last reported flight: January 5, 2017, United Airlines, ORD → SFO.
Not reported in scheduled US service since January 2017 (data through July 2026).
| Carrier | First | Last | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines UA | January 1995 | January 2017 | 601 |
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 2016, most recently reported as capital lease.
| Carrier | First filed | Last filed |
|---|---|---|
| United Airlines UA | 2006 | 2016 |
Source: BTS Form 41 Schedule B-43 (Annual Inventory of Airframe and Aircraft Engines) (open data; large certificated US carriers, annual filing).
Safety history
- November 14, 2003Accident
a tail strike due to a combination of the wind shifting from a headwind to a tailwind during rotation, and the pilot's control inputs for the crosswind condition. Full accident record
Transportation Safety Board of Canada records1 on file
Worst recorded outcome: no damage.
- December 9, 2002Incident
A02W0239: Flight UAL881, a United Airlines Boeing 747-422, registration N178UA, was en route Chicago O'Hare to Toyko, Narita when a passenger experienced the symptoms of a seizure. A request was made in the cabin for medical assistance and two doctors responded. They checked the medical condition of the passenger and…
Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).