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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N157UA

N157UA is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Boeing 747-123. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 3, 2000. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

N157UA is reserved by US Doi Office Of Aviation Services since December 8, 2014. Reservation type: Reserved, no fee.

Boeing 747-123 cancelled January 3, 2000

Serial number
20106
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbofan
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
January 27, 1988
Last FAA action
January 18, 2000
Last owner
United Airlines INC (Corporation)
San Francisco, CA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N157UA

DCA88IA056Incident on May 2, 1988 at Nr Tokyo, PO: no injuries, minor damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Boeing 747-123 · serial 20106

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