N958AK2023 Boeing 737-9
Timeline
- Built (Boeing 737-9)Serial number 44072
- Airworthiness certificate issuedClass: Standard
- Current registration certificate issuedOwner type: Corporation
- NTSB accident record DCA25FA071Damage: Not recorded · Highest injury: Serious
- Registration expiresValid
From FAA registry and NTSB records. Registration dates reflect paperwork, not flights.
The aircraft
- Make & model
- Boeing 737-9
- Category
- Fixed-wing airplane, multi-engine
- Year built
- 2023
- Engine type
- Turbofan (jet) · 2 engines
- Engine model
- CFM INTL LEAP-1B28B (29,317 lb thrust)
- Max takeoff weight class
- 20,000 lb and over
- Serial number
- 44072
Registration
- Status
- Valid
- Expires
- Feb 28, 2030
- Certificate issued
- Feb 6, 2023
- Airworthiness class
- Standard
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Registered owner
- ALASKA AIRLINES INC
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 193 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 N958AK
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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Dec 26, 2024 (21:35 UTC)Accident · Henderson, NVNTSB #DCA25FA071Aircraft in report: BOEING 737Damage: Not recordedHighest injury: Serious
NTSB summary
On December 26, 2024, at 1335 pacific standard time, Alaska Airlines flight 700, a Boeing 737-9, N958AK, encountered severe turbulence during cruise flight, near Henderson, Nevada. Of the 181 passengers and crew, two flight attendants received serious injuries, and one received a minor injury. The flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 scheduled domestic passenger flight from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), Seattle, Washington, to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), Phoenix, Arizona. The flight crew reported that during the first half of the flight, the turbulence they experienced was “no worse than light chop”. They were aware that worse turbulence was expected during the second half of the flight, as indicated by weather products and advisories provided in the dispatch paperwork for the flight. Additionally, they monitored a company weather app and had communication with their dispatch while enroute for any updates to weather conditions and turbulence forecasts. Before the flight, the pilots had briefed the lead flight attendant in advance about when they should perform service and prepare for …
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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.