Airliner

N8315C

2012 Boeing 737-8H4

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2012
Serial
38811
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl CFM56-7B27E
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Southwest Airlines Co (Corporation)
Based
Dallas, TX
Registration record

N8315C on the FAA register

Type
2012 Boeing 737-8H4
Serial
38811
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl CFM56-7B27E
Registered owner
Southwest Airlines Co
Dallas, TX
Certificate issued
2012-07-25
Airworthiness date
2012-07-13
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AB5F1B
Mode S (octal)
52657433
Seats (type)
143
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-20
    Incident at Orlando, FL.
  • 2012-07-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N8315C to the current registrant.
  • 2012-07-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1976-02-18
    N8315C previously assigned to a Piper Seneca II (s/n 34-7670121); cancelled.
Overview

About N8315C

N8315C is a 2012 Boeing 737-8H4, serial number 38811. The FAA register lists Southwest Airlines Co as the registrant in Dallas, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 25, 2012 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two Cfm Intl CFM56-7B27E engines and 143 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated July 13, 2012.

N8315C has 1 accident/incident record on file; details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-03-20 Incident · Orlando, FL NTSB · DCA25LA163
Reported aircraft: Boeing 737-8H4
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.
NTSB report ↗

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.