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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N505UA

N505UA is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Boeing 757-222 built in 1989. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 11, 2022. The last status on file was "valid registration".

N505UA is reserved by a private party since October 11, 2022. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

Boeing 757-222 cancelled October 11, 2022

Serial number
24626
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbofan
Year built
1989
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 1, 2013
Last FAA action
March 16, 2022
Last owner
United Airlines INC (Corporation)
Chicago, IL
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport

NTSB accident and incident record under N505UA

DEN90LA046Accident on January 16, 1990 at New York, NY: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Boeing 757-222 · serial 24626

OVERROTATION OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE FIRST OFFICER'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT MANUAL, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS IMPROPER CALCULATIONS OF THE ROTATION SPEED, AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION CONCERNING VERIFICATION OF THE TAKEOFF DATA BY THE CAPTAIN.

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