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Boeing 737-200 (737-222)

B737-19555Written off

RegistrationUSN9049U

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

PIOperatorPiedmont (old)

4operators

0incidents

0accidents

0logbook years

2photos

Boeing 737-200 (737-222) built in 1969 in Renton. Operated for United Airlines, Piedmont (old), Piedmont Airlines and USAir.

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Old · 32 years · ≈ 105,600 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

First flight1969

Built inRenton, Washington (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

MSN19555

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) under its former registration N210US · Oct 8, 2026

The model · Boeing 737

Figures for the 737-800 variant, the most representative of the family

Length39.5 m129 ft

Wingspan35.8 m117 ft

Height12.6 m41 ft

Range5,436 km2,935 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed834 km/h450 ktMach 0.79

Service ceiling12,500 m41,011 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight79,016 kg174,200 lb

Maximum payload37,603 kg82,900 lbIts 162 passengers with baggage would weigh about 16.2 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity162 passengersUp to 189 in a high-density layout

Endurance6 h 31 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1967 (59 years ago) · About 10,200 units built · Production ended in 2019

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Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1969

Built

Assembled by Boeing in Renton, Washington (USA).

Feb 14, 1969

Delivered to United Airlines

Delivered to United Airlines as N9049U.

Feb 1, 1972

Transferred to Piedmont (old)

Transferred to Piedmont (old).

Feb 23, 1972

Transferred to Piedmont Airlines

Transferred to Piedmont Airlines.

Oct 1, 1988

Re-registered

Changed from N9049U to N210US (still with Piedmont Airlines).

Aug 5, 1989

Transferred to USAir

Transferred to USAir.

Sep 11, 2001

Grounded after 9/11

On September 11, 2001, the 737-222 aircraft (registration N9049U), operated by Piedmont (old), was in the news. Source: the FAA (United States).

What happened

On 11 September 2001, after the attacks with hijacked aircraft on the Twin Towers in New York and the Pentagon, the FAA ordered — for the first time in history — the complete closure of United States airspace (the SCATANA plan): all civil aviation was told to land immediately, and by midday the American sky was clear. Around 240 international flights bound for the United States were diverted to Canada — Operation Yellow Ribbon, with more than 30,000 passengers. Airspace reopened gradually from 13 September, by then under new security measures. Source: the FAA (United States).

Source: FAA

Operators

1969-02-14

United Airlines

Registration N9049U

1972-02-01

Piedmont (old)

Registration N9049U

1972-02-23

Piedmont Airlines

Registration N9049U

1988-10-01

Piedmont Airlines

Registration N210US

1989-08-05

USAir

Registration N210US

In memoriam

This aircraft suffered a serious accident or hull loss. Out of respect for what happened and for the people who may have been affected, this record does not enable the register of memories.

Gallery

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External photograph of the aircraft — Aero Icarus · CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

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APA

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Chicago

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Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Boeing 737-200 (737-222) · N9049U · Piedmont (old). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B737-19555 (Accessed: 19 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  urldate      = {2026-10-19},
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Wikipedia

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