Airliner

N8518R

2016 Boeing 737-800

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2016
Serial
63593
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

N8518R on the FAA register

Type
2016 Boeing 737-800
Serial
63593
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl CFM56-7B27E/F
Registered owner
Southwest Airlines Co
Dallas, TX
Certificate issued
2017-01-11
Airworthiness date
2016-12-20
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
ABAE8F
Mode S (octal)
52727217
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).
  • 2017-01-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N8518R to the current registrant.
  • 2016-12-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1996-01-20
    N8518R previously assigned to a Homebuilt Sidewinder (s/n 212709); cancelled.
  • 1970-04-24
    N8518R previously assigned to a Bellanca 14-19-3A (s/n 4280); cancelled.
Overview

About N8518R

N8518R is a 2016 Boeing 737-800, serial number 63593. The FAA register lists Southwest Airlines Co as the registrant in Dallas, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 11, 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 20, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8518R. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-02-27 Accident · Tizmin,Mex, 72 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 6 0041
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 14-19 — a different aircraft that carried the N8518R registration before this airframe.
1967-06-18 Accident · Eveleth, Minn, 23 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2396
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 14-193 — a different aircraft that carried the N8518R 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.