N8315C2012 Boeing 737-8H4
Timeline
- Built (Boeing 737-8H4)Serial number 38811
- Airworthiness certificate issuedClass: Standard
- Current registration certificate issuedOwner type: Corporation
- Latest FAA registry actionMost recent change recorded in the FAA registry
- NTSB incident record DCA25LA163Damage: Not recorded · Highest injury: None
- Registration expiresValid
From FAA registry and NTSB records. Registration dates reflect paperwork, not flights.
The aircraft
- Make & model
- Boeing 737-8H4
- Category
- Fixed-wing airplane, multi-engine
- Year built
- 2012
- Engine type
- Turbofan (jet) · 2 engines
- Engine model
- CFM INTL CFM56-7B27E (27,300 lb thrust)
- Max takeoff weight class
- 20,000 lb and over
- Serial number
- 38811
Registration
- Status
- Valid
- Expires
- Jul 31, 2028
- Certificate issued
- Jul 25, 2012
- 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 111 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. That's a well-established type that mechanics, pilots and regulators know very well.
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 N8315C
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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Mar 20, 2025 (13:30 UTC)Incident · Orlando, FLNTSB #DCA25LA163Aircraft in report: BOEING 737-8H4Damage: Not recordedHighest injury: None
NTSB probable cause: The captain’s failure to recognize that the airplane’s location did not agree with the assigned departure runway as required per the Southwest Airlines Airplane Operating Manual, and the captain’s plan continuation error when he missed several cues that would have informed him that he was not on the assigned departure runway when he initiated takeoff.
Look up full reports by NTSB number in CAROL, the NTSB's public database.
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.