N36272
Boeing 737-824 · built 2001
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on December 16, 1991.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
Usually based at EWR
Most frequent routes
- LAS → SFO6%
- EWR → DEN5%
- SFO → BWI5%
- EWR → CLT4%
- TPA → EWR4%
- DEN → EWR3%
- DEN → ORD3%
- IAD → EWR3%
- IAH → EWR2%
- LGA → ORD2%
Last seen
Scheduled US airline service
Reported in scheduled US passenger service from November 2001 to July 2026 — 22,381 flights. Last reported flight: July 29, 2026, United Airlines, ORD → COS.
| Carrier | First | Last | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines UA | January 2012 | July 2026 | 13,422 |
| Continental Airlines CO | November 2001 | December 2011 | 8,959 |
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 2001 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N36272.
- July 13, 1991AccidentHull loss
THE FAILURE OF THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER FUEL INJECTOR LINE DUE TO FATIGUE CRACKING INDUCED BY CORROSION AND PROPAGATED BY CYCLIC LOADING WHICH RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE CORROSION WAS DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER'S PROCESS OF BRAZING THE METAL JOINT, AND THE CYCLIC LOADING WAS DUE TO THE ABSENCE OF A CLAMP TO MINIMIZE THE EFFECT OF VIBRATION. Full accident record
- April 13, 1964Accident
Improper Compensation For Wind Conditions; Selected Wrong Runway Relative To Existing Wind; Unfavorable Wind Conditions