N198UA

N198UA
N198UA at Los Angeles International Airport in March 2004
General information
Type	Boeing 747-422
Manufacturer	Boeing Aircraft Company
Status	Scrapped
Owners	United Airlines (1997-2009) Scaled Composites (2012)
Registration	N198UA
History
First flight	August 5, 1997
In service	1997-2009
Last flight	May 18, 2009
Fate	Made into the Scaled Composites Stratolaunch

N198UA was a Boeing 747-422 that flew for United Airlines until it was retired and was scrapped to make the Scaled Composites Stratolaunch. The Boeing 747 mostly flew to international destinations from the United Airlines hubs of San Francisco (SFO) and Los Angeles (LAX).

Aircraft

The plane was first flown in 5 August 1997. The plane was a Boeing 747-422, powered by 4 Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines. It had serial number 28716.

History

On June 9, 1999, the 747 was involved in an incident as Flight 890, where a flight attendant was injured. The incident happened over the Pacific Ocean. On May 18, 2009, the plane did it's last flight before being scrapped.

NetJets Flight 523

NetJets Flight 523

N523QS, the aircraft involved in the crash, photographed in 2017
Accident
Date	June 16, 2026
Summary	Crashed during an Emergency landing, Under Investigation
Site	Loop 20, Laredo, Texas
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Cessna Citation Latitude
Operator	NetJets
Registration	N523QS
Flight origin	Los Cabos International Airport, San José del Cabo, Mexico
Destination	Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Austin, Texas, United States
Occupants	6
Passengers	4
Crew	2
Fatalities	1
Injuries	5
Survivors	5

NetJets Flight 523 was a flight that was involved in an emergency landing in Laredo, Texas.

Background

Aircraft

The aircraft was a 10 year old Cessna Citation Latitude registered as N523QS. The aircraft was manufactured in 2016 and had the serial number, 680A0061. Its certificate was issued in 2025 and had an expiration date in 2032.

Accident

The aircraft took off from San José del Cabo-Los Cabos International Airport at 6:18 PM local time on a flight to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Due to an unknown emergency, the aircraft attempted to land at Laredo International Airport, but turned toward a highway and crashed, killing one of the passengers.