N178UA
N178UA is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Boeing 747-422 built in 1990. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 9, 2018. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Boeing 747-422 cancelled April 9, 2018
- Serial number
- 24385
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbofan
- Year built
- 1990
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- December 27, 2005
- Last FAA action
- September 11, 2015
- Last owner
- N178Ua Trust (Corporation)
Boston, MA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
NTSB accident and incident record under N178UA
LAX04LA050Accident on November 14, 2003 at San Francisco, CA: no injuries, substantial damage.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Boeing 747-422 · serial 24385
a tail strike due to a combination of the wind shifting from a headwind to a tailwind during rotation, and the pilot's control inputs for the crosswind condition.
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