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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N553UA

N553UA is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Boeing 757-222 built in 1992. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 19, 2017. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Boeing 757-222 cancelled January 19, 2017

Serial number
25277
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbofan
Year built
1992
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 14, 2016
Last FAA action
January 14, 2016
Last owner
Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee (Corporation)
Salt Lake City, UT
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport

NTSB accident and incident record under N553UA

DCA14LA137Accident on July 30, 2014 at San Diego, CA: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Boeing 757 · serial 25277

the first officer's failure to maintain the correct airspeed and pitch attitude during landing that resulted in a tailstrike.

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