# N147UA: Boeing 747SP-21, registration cancelled 2001-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Boeing 747SP-21](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747sp-21) (registry code 1384802)
- Serial number: 21548
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: September 5, 1996
- Last registry action: September 14, 1999
- Mode S code: A0BE74
- Owner when cancelled: [United Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIR%20LINES%20INC)
- Location: [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)
- Physical address: [Elk Grove Township, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Elk%20Grove%20Township)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N147UA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=147UA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N147UA-2001-05-30

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Boeing 747SP-21: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747sp-21.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 19890408037659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890408037659I), Apr 8, 1989: Boeing 747SP21 (N147UA), Sydney, AS, Minor damage. Firm landing with a crosswind. Landed with slight crab. Gear moved aft. Corrosion in right landing gear trunnion.

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