Airliner

N8503A

2016 Boeing 737-800

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2016
Serial
38813
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl CFM56-7B27E/F
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Southwest Airlines Co (Corporation)
Based
Dallas, TX
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Registration record

N8503A on the FAA register

Type
2016 Boeing 737-800
Serial
38813
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl CFM56-7B27E/F
Registered owner
Southwest Airlines Co
Dallas, TX
Certificate issued
2016-11-04
Airworthiness date
2016-10-06
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
ABAA1A
Mode S (octal)
52725032
Seats (type)
175
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-11-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N8503A to the current registrant.
  • 2016-10-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2008-02-19
    N8503A previously assigned to a Hughes 269A Piston Helicopters / TH-55A Piston Helicopters / TH55A (s/n 860645); cancelled.
  • 1955-10-06
    N8503A previously assigned to a Beechcraft A35 (s/n D1925); cancelled.
Overview

About N8503A

N8503A is a 2016 Boeing 737-800, serial number 38813. The FAA register lists Southwest Airlines Co as the registrant in Dallas, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 4, 2016 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two Cfm Intl CFM56-7B27E/F engines and 175 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated October 6, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8503A. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2007-01-27 Accident · Fulshear, TX Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · DFW07LA061
Reported aircraft: Hughes 269A — a different aircraft that carried the N8503A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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

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