N8888M2023 Boeing 737-8
Timeline
- NTSB accident record LAX87FA153Different aircraft that previously used this N-number. Damage: Destroyed · Highest injury: Fatal
- NTSB accident record LAX90FA084Different aircraft that previously used this N-number. Damage: Destroyed · Highest injury: Fatal
- Built (Boeing 737-8)Serial number 67963
- Airworthiness certificate issuedClass: Standard
- Current registration certificate issuedOwner type: Corporation
- Registration expiresValid
From FAA registry and NTSB records. Registration dates reflect paperwork, not flights.
The aircraft
- Make & model
- Boeing 737-8
- Category
- Fixed-wing airplane, multi-engine
- Year built
- 2023
- Engine type
- Turbofan (jet) · 2 engines
- Engine model
- CFM INTL LEAP-1B28 SER (29,317 lb thrust)
- Max takeoff weight class
- 20,000 lb and over
- Serial number
- 67963
Registration
- Status
- Valid
- Expires
- Nov 30, 2030
- Certificate issued
- Nov 30, 2023
- 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 425 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 N8888M
2 records 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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Feb 6, 1990 (23:48 UTC)Accident · Bakersfield, CANTSB #LAX90FA084Aircraft in report: PIPER PA-46-350PDamage: DestroyedHighest injury: Fatal
This happened before the current aircraft was built, so it involved a different aircraft that previously used this N-number.
NTSB probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ACTIVATE THE PITOT HEAT BEFORE FLYING AT AND ABOVE THE FREEZING LEVEL IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), FOLLOWED BY HIS IMPROPER RESPONSE TO ERRONEOUS AIRSPEED INDICATIONS THAT RESULTED FROM BLOCKAGE OF THE PITOT TUBE BY ATMOSPHERIC ICING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS SPATIAL DISORIENTATION OF THE PILOT.
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Mar 24, 1987 (03:10 UTC)Accident · Camp Pendleton, CANTSB #LAX87FA153Aircraft in report: BEECH V35BDamage: DestroyedHighest injury: Fatal
This happened before the current aircraft was built, so it involved a different aircraft that previously used this N-number.
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.