N8686A2016 Boeing 737-8H4
Timeline
- Built (Boeing 737-8H4)Serial number 36938
- Airworthiness certificate issuedClass: Standard
- Current registration certificate issuedOwner type: Corporation
- NTSB accident record DCA21LA133BDamage: Minor · Highest injury: None
- Latest FAA registry actionMost recent change recorded in the FAA registry
- 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
- 2016
- Engine type
- Turbofan (jet) · 2 engines
- Engine model
- CFM INTL CFM56-7B27E/F (27,300 lb thrust)
- Max takeoff weight class
- 20,000 lb and over
- Serial number
- 36938
Registration
- Status
- Valid
- Expires
- Jun 30, 2029
- Certificate issued
- Jun 28, 2016
- 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 N8686A
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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May 21, 2021 (17:30 UTC)Accident · Chicago, ILNTSB #DCA21LA133BAircraft in report: BOEING 737-8H4Damage: MinorHighest injury: None
NTSB probable cause: the failure of the flight crew of N8686A to provide sufficient clearance while taxiing past N289CT, which was stopped.
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.