# N4716U: Boeing 747-122, registration cancelled 1998-01-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 21, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Boeing 747-122](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-122) (registry code 1384872)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 19877
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: December 17, 1970
- Last registry action: September 20, 1995
- Mode S code: A5C80E
- 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)
- 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/N4716U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4716U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4716U-1998-01-21

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 747-122: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-122.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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 19880406017529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880406017529I), Apr 6, 1988: Boeing 747122 (N4716U), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. Right main gear did not extend normally. Used alternate procedures. Right main gear actuator beam assembly broken.
- [Incident 19821217066399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821217066399I), Dec 17, 1982: Boeing 747122 (N4716U), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. An off wing right side evacuation slide/raft separated from aircraft on approach. Recovered by police department
- [Incident 19810705090079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810705090079I), Jul 5, 1981: Boeing 747122 (N4716U), Honolulu, HI. Power loss on all four engines at FL390. Restarted at FL260 by emergency procedures. Possible late fuel heat.
- [Incident 19800928071649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800928071649I), Sep 28, 1980: Boeing 747122 (N4716U), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Landed safely with blown tire.
- [Incident 19781101023859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781101023859I), Nov 1, 1978: Boeing 747122 (N4716U), San Francisco, CA, Substantial damage. #4 Engine of taxiing 747 struck fuel truck that had run out of gas

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