Airliner

N8509U

2016 Boeing 737-800

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2016
Serial
36925
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl CFM56-7B27E/F
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Southwest Airlines Co (Corporation)
Based
Dallas, TX
Registration record

N8509U on the FAA register

Type
2016 Boeing 737-800
Serial
36925
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl CFM56-7B27E/F
Registered owner
Southwest Airlines Co
Dallas, TX
Certificate issued
2016-12-08
Airworthiness date
2016-11-08
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
ABAAFE
Mode S (octal)
52725376
Seats (type)
175
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-12-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N8509U to the current registrant.
  • 2016-11-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2008-09-18
    N8509U previously assigned to a Homebuilt Monnett-Monerai (s/n 00269); cancelled.
  • 1974-01-29
    N8509U previously assigned to a Cessna 172 Skyhawk / 172F Skyhawk (s/n 17252409); cancelled.
Overview

About N8509U

N8509U is a 2016 Boeing 737-800, serial number 36925. The FAA register lists Southwest Airlines Co as the registrant in Dallas, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 8, 2016 and expires on December 31, 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 November 8, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8509U. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1973-10-19 Accident · Lafayette,Ind, 14 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2974
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172F — a different aircraft that carried the N8509U registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LITE OF OTR ARPT CONT FLT TO PLANNED DEST.

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.