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N141UA

N141UA is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Boeing 747SP-21. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 5, 1996. The last status on file was "valid registration".

N141UA is reserved by US Doi Office Of Aviation Services since December 8, 2014. Reservation type: Reserved, no fee.

Boeing 747SP-21 cancelled January 5, 1996

Serial number
21023
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbojet
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
February 14, 1995
Last FAA action
February 14, 1995
Last owner
United Air Lines INC (Corporation)
Arlington Hts, IL
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N141UA

LAX87LA243Accident on June 23, 1987 at Los Angeles, CA: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Boeing 747SP · serial 21023

FAILURE OF THE QUALIFIED MECHANIC TO INSURE THE OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BRAKES PRIOR TO TAXIING AND HIS FAILURE TO UTILIZE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM TO PREVENT THE COLLISION. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE DECISION OF AIRLINE MAINTENCE SUPERVISORS TO ALLOW A NON QUALIFIED MECHANIC TO PERFORM RIGHT SEAT/FLIGHT ENGINEER PANEL DUTIES. ALSO CONTRIBUTING WAS THE QUALIFIED MECHANICS FAILURE TO USE THE AIRCRAFT'S INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR CROSS REFERENCE TO TAXI SPEED.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site