N73276
Boeing 737-824 · built 2002
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
Usually based at ORD
Most frequent routes
- ORD → EWR6%
- LAX → SFO5%
- IAD → EWR4%
- LAX → CLE4%
- LAX → EWR4%
- EWR → SFO4%
- SFO → IAH3%
- BNA → EWR3%
- EWR → IAH3%
- ORD → LGA3%
Last seen
Scheduled US airline service
Reported in scheduled US passenger service from May 2003 to July 2026 — 21,132 flights. Last reported flight: July 31, 2026, United Airlines, IAH → LGA.
| Carrier | First | Last | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines UA | January 2012 | July 2026 | 13,403 |
| Continental Airlines CO | May 2003 | December 2011 | 7,729 |
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 2002 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N73276.
- June 19, 1984Accident
THE ACFT WAS FORCED TO LAND AFTER APRX 15 MINUTES FLT TIME WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PLT AUTOROTATED INTO AN OPEN FIELD.ACCORDING TO THE FAA ONLY ABOUT 1 AND 1/2 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINED IN THE ACFT FUEL TANKS. THE PLT SAID HE PUT TOO MUCH FAITH IN THE FUEL GAGES. THE ACFT HAS A FUEL CAPACITY OF OVER 61 GALLONS, OF WHICH ABOUT 4 GALLONS ARE UNUSABLE.
- November 15, 1973Accident
Master And Connecting Rods; Material Failure