Airliner

N8517F

2016 Boeing 737-800

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2016
Serial
63594
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

N8517F on the FAA register

Type
2016 Boeing 737-800
Serial
63594
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl CFM56-7B27E/F
Registered owner
Southwest Airlines Co
Dallas, TX
Certificate issued
2017-01-09
Airworthiness date
2016-12-18
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
ABAE62
Mode S (octal)
52727142
Seats (type)
175
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-02-25
    Occurrence at Chicago, IL; damage: none.
  • 2017-01-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N8517F to the current registrant.
  • 2016-12-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2009-09-15
    N8517F previously assigned to a Piper Warrior (s/n 28-7715277); cancelled.
  • 1969-04-25
    N8517F previously assigned to a Bell 47G-4 (s/n 3363); cancelled.
Overview

About N8517F

N8517F is a 2016 Boeing 737-800, serial number 63594. The FAA register lists Southwest Airlines Co as the registrant in Dallas, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 9, 2017 and expires on January 31, 2030.

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 December 18, 2016.

N8517F has 1 accident/incident record on file; details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-02-25 Occurrence · Chicago, IL Damage: None NTSB (Ongoing) · DCA25LA141
Reported aircraft: Boeing 737-800
Preliminary report: On February 25, 2025, about 0848 central standard time (CST), Flexjet flight 560 (LXJ 560), a Bombardier Challenger 350 CL-35, registration N560FX and Southwest Airlines flight 2504 (SWA2504), a Boeing 737-800, registration N8517F, were involved in a runway incursion that resulted in SWA2504 performing a go-around at Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), Chicago, Illinois. SWA2504 initiated the go-around while LXJ560 was crossing runway 31C. As LXJ560 cleared the active runway, SWA2504 passed less than 200 ft behind it (figures 1 and 2). SWA2504 subsequently made an uneventful landing a few minutes later. There was no damage to the involved airplanes and none of the 142 occupants…
NTSB report ↗
1979-03-17 Accident · Mcdonald,Tn, 42 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0720
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N8517F registration before this airframe.

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.