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Illustration of a Boeing 737-800 conventional-tip passenger airframe. Not a photo of N78501.
Illustration of the Boeing 737-800 conventional-tip passenger airframe, not a photo of N78501. Representative certified design, not the installed wing-tip configuration, livery, cargo conversion or cabin of this registration. No MAX or BBJ completion is inferred.

N78501 2006 Boeing 737-800 series

Serial number 31602. Registered to United Airlines Inc, Chicago, IL, US.

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SPECIFICATIONS

Boeing 737-800 series specs

Published figures for the type, from public sources. A given aircraft varies with its completion, weight and mods.

Model
Boeing 737-800 series
Year
2006
Serial number
31602
Engines
2 × CFM Intl CFM56-7B26
Thrust
26,300 lbf each

THE AIRCRAFT’S LIFE

N78501, from delivery to today.

Registration events from FAA records, compiled October 2026. Maintenance, damage and component history live in the logbooks, not the registry.

  1. Registry record

    Earlier use of the number: N78501 was assigned to another aircraft, a Cessna 172K. That registration was cancelled on this date.

    FAA registry
  2. Registry record

    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).

    FAA registry
  3. United Airlines Inc

    Certificate of registration issued as N78501.

    FAA registry

FAA REGISTRATION

Registration details

Registration
N78501
Status
Current as of October 2026
Certificate issued
Jul 19, 2006
Airworthiness date
Jul 16, 2006
Last FAA action
Jul 28, 2023
Registration expires
Oct 31, 2027
Mode S code (hex)
AAA58B
Aircraft category
Airliner
Weight class
Over 20,000lbs

From FAA registry data as of October 2026. Check the FAA registry for the current record.

OWNERSHIP

Registered owner

United Airlines Inc

Corporation · Chicago, IL, US

ESTIMATED VALUE

What N78501 might be worth

Rough range$13M to $34M

A rough range for a 2006 airliner, with a middle of about $21M. From Radar's listing-based estimates for airliners of similar engine thrust and age. It is not an appraisal and knows nothing about N78501 itself: total time, engines, condition, equipment and the logbooks move the price of any one aircraft.

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SOURCES

Where this page comes from

Built from FAA registry records, manufacturer specifications, and public flight-tracking and market data, compiled October 2026. Values come from Radar’s aircraft value model. Owners and operators can ask for a correction or removal.

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