N7861J2005 Boeing 737-79P
Timeline
- Built (Boeing 737-79P)Serial number 33008
- Airworthiness certificate issuedClass: Standard
- Current registration certificate issuedOwner type: Corporation
- Latest FAA registry actionMost recent change recorded in the FAA registry
- NTSB incident record DCA24LA219Damage: Not recorded · Highest injury: None
- Registration expiresValid
From FAA registry and NTSB records. Registration dates reflect paperwork, not flights.
The aircraft
- Make & model
- Boeing 737-79P
- Category
- Fixed-wing airplane, multi-engine
- Year built
- 2005
- Engine type
- Turbofan (jet) · 2 engines
- Engine model
- CFM INTL CFM56-7B24 (24,200 lb thrust)
- Max takeoff weight class
- 20,000 lb and over
- Serial number
- 33008
Registration
- Status
- Valid
- Expires
- Dec 31, 2029
- Certificate issued
- Dec 19, 2022
- Airworthiness class
- Standard
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Registered owner
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO
The registered owner is often a bank, leasing company or trust, not necessarily the airline or person who flies it.
What kind of aircraft is this?
The Boeing 737 is a twin-engine, single-aisle jet airliner that has been in production since the 1960s through several generations (Original, Classic, Next-Generation and MAX). It is one of the most widely flown airliner families in the world, used for short and medium-haul routes.
In plain terms, it's a jet (turbofan) multi-engine airplane. Certification: Type certificated (factory design approved by the FAA).
There are 13 aircraft of this exact model variant on the US register, and about 2,878 Boeing aircraft with closely related model designations, out of 317,717 registered aircraft in total.
An aircraft's age on its own says little about how safe it is: airliners are maintained on strict, regulator-approved schedules, and inspections become more detailed as aircraft get older. More about the Boeing 737 →
NTSB accident & incident history for N7861J
1 record found. An "incident" is a less serious event; an "accident" involves serious injury or substantial damage, as defined by the NTSB. Many records involve no injuries at all.
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Jun 25, 2024 (09:43 UTC)Incident · Portland, MENTSB #DCA24LA219Aircraft in report: BOEING 737-79PDamage: Not recordedHighest injury: None
NTSB summary
On June 25, 2024, about 0543 eastern daylight time, Southwest Airlines (SWA) flight 4805, a Boeing 737-79P, N7861J, departed from a closed runway at Portland International Jetport (PWM), Portland, Maine. The flight continued without further incident to its intended destination, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), Baltimore, Maryland. The 2 flight crewmembers, 3 cabin crewmembers, and 131 passengers deplaned at the gate without any injuries. The flight was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 scheduled domestic passenger flight. That same day, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) was notified by SWA about the event and, in response, began an incident investigation. As part of the investigation, the following parties were named: the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), SWA, Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA), and the Boeing Company. The following NTSB specialists were assigned to investigate the incident: Air Traffic Control (ATC), Operations, and Flight Data Recorder (FDR). History of Flight According to SWA, the incident flight’s dispatch release, titled “release -1,” indicated that the departure …
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Data: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database (file dated 2026-10-16) and NTSB aviation accident database; refreshed 2026-10-17 20:47 UTC. SafelyAboard shows public records only and does not rate or score aircraft, airlines or operators.