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Boeing 757-200 (757-222)

B757-28142Written off

RegistrationUSN591UA

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorUnited Airlines

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Boeing 757-200 (757-222) built in 1996 in Renton. Operated for United Airlines.

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New · 5 years · ≈ 16,500 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

First flight1996

Built inRenton, Washington (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

MSN28142

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · Oct 8, 2026

The model · Boeing 757

Figures for the 757-200 variant, the most representative of the family

Length47.3 m155 ft

Wingspan38.1 m125 ft

Height13.6 m44 ft

Range7,251 km3,915 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed850 km/h459 ktMach 0.80

Service ceiling12,800 m41,995 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight115,893 kg255,500 lb

Maximum payload57,452 kg126,660 lbIts 200 passengers with baggage would weigh about 20.0 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity200 passengersUp to 239 in a high-density layout

Endurance8 h 32 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 7,251 km range, from Newark it could fly non-stop as far as:

FRAFrankfurt am Main6,211 km LIMLima5,869 km AMSAmsterdam5,869 km CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)5,857 kmMADMadrid5,788 km

Beyond its rangeGRUSão Paulo7,684 km

The type first flew in 1982 (44 years ago) · About 1,050 units built · Production ended in 2004

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1996–2001United Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

EWRNewark IAHHouston ORDChicago DENDenver

Main destinations

SFOSan Francisco IADDulles LAXLos Angeles CLECleveland GUMHagåtña MIAMiami PTYTocumen CUNCancún

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1996

Built

Assembled by Boeing in Renton, Washington (USA).

Jun 28, 1996

Delivered to United Airlines

Delivered to United Airlines as N591UA.

Sep 11, 2001

Grounded after 9/11

On September 11, 2001, the 757-222 aircraft (registration N591UA), operated by United Airlines, 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

Sep 11, 2001

News

On September 11, 2001, the 757-222 aircraft (registration N591UA), operated by United Airlines, was destroyed in an attack at Shanksville, Pennsylvania (United States), leaving 44 dead. Source: United Airlines.

What happened

Nineteen hijackers seized four airliners on east-coast domestic flights and flew them into the Twin Towers, the Pentagon and, after the passengers fought back, a field in Pennsylvania. 2,977 people died, 246 of them on the aircraft. It is not an accident, but it is the event that has changed civil aviation most: armoured cockpit doors, passenger screening and an entire industry reorganised around security.

Source: United Airlines

Operators

1996-06-28

United Airlines

Registration N591UA

In memoriam

This aircraft was involved in an accident with fatalities. Out of respect for those who lost their lives and for their families, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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BibTeX

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