N988UA is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Boeing 737-54K. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 25, 2020. The last status on file was "n-number assigned as an import, not registered, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Boeing 737-54K cancelled June 25, 2020
- Serial number
- 29794
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbofan
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- N-number assigned as an import, not registered, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- December 9, 2019
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
Boeing 737-291 cancelled February 13, 2004
- Serial number
- 21750
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbofan
- Year built
- 1979
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Exported to
- Mexico
- Certificate issued
- November 21, 1995
- Last FAA action
- December 18, 2001
- Last owner
- United Air Lines INC (Corporation)
Elk Grove Township, IL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
NTSB accident and incident record under N988UA
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Boeing B-737-200 · serial 73721750
THE FAILURE OF EITHER THE INBOARD OR THE OUTBOARD WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS.
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