N78008
Boeing 777-224 · built 1999
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
Usually based at LHR
Most frequent routes
Last seen
Scheduled US airline service
Reported in scheduled US passenger service from March 1999 to July 2026 — 1,253 flights. Last reported flight: July 20, 2026, United Airlines, EWR → SFO.
| Carrier | First | Last | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines UA | March 2013 | July 2026 | 853 |
| Continental Airlines CO | March 1999 | November 2011 | 400 |
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
- May 22, 2023Accident
1983/2023 - 40 AÑOS DE DEMOCRACIA INFORME DE INCIDENTE Expediente: EX-2023-58147231-APN-DNISAE#JST Suceso: Incidente Título: Falla o malfuncionamiento de sistema o componente (no grupo motor), Boeing B-777-224, matrícula N78008, Aeropuerto Internacional Ministro Pistarini, Ezeiza, provincia de Buenos Aires Fecha y hora del suceso: 22 de mayo de 2023 a las…
- March 2, 2005Accident
The captain's failure to follow company procedures, which resulted in a tail strike. Contributing were the gusty crosswind and tailwind conditions, and the manufacturer's failure to provide adequate performance planning data to account for gusty crosswinds during takeoff. Full accident record
Transportation Safety Board of Canada records2 on file
Worst recorded outcome: no damage.
- July 16, 2001Incident
A01A0078: COA35, a Boeing 777 aircraft, was on a routing of SCROD direct VALIE at FL350. DAL67, a Boeing 767 aircraft, was on the same routing, one minute behind COA35, at FL330. Both these aircraft were radar identified, however, the radar target for COA35 was alternately disappearing and then reappearing on the…
- May 31, 1999Incident
A99A0073: DAL 141, a Boeing 767 aircraft, en route from Brussels to New York at FL360 progressed 52N/50W at 1456 UTC, estimating DOTTY at 1527 UTC. COA 29, a Boeing 777 aircraft, en route from London to Newark at FL370 progressed 52N/50W at 1457 UTC, estimating DOTTY at 1527 UTC. Both aircraft were radar identified…
Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).