Airliner

N8631A

2014 Boeing 737-8H4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2014
Serial
42385
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

N8631A on the FAA register

Type
2014 Boeing 737-8H4
Serial
42385
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl CFM56-7B27E
Registered owner
Southwest Airlines Co
Dallas, TX
Certificate issued
2014-06-18
Airworthiness date
2014-05-21
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
ABDC78
Mode S (octal)
52756170
Seats (type)
143
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-06-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N8631A to the current registrant.
  • 2014-05-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2005-08-22
    N8631A previously assigned to a Enstrom Helicopter 480 (s/n 5004); cancelled.
  • 1965-10-27
    N8631A previously assigned to a Beechcraft A35 (s/n D-2041); cancelled.
Overview

About N8631A

N8631A is a 2014 Boeing 737-8H4, serial number 42385. The FAA register lists Southwest Airlines Co as the registrant in Dallas, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 18, 2014 and expires on June 30, 2027.

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 May 21, 2014.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8631A. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1965-07-14 Accident · Kneeland Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2526
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft A-35 — a different aircraft that carried the N8631A 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.