Airliner

N8657B

2015 Boeing 737-8H4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2015
Serial
42535
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

N8657B on the FAA register

Type
2015 Boeing 737-8H4
Serial
42535
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl CFM56-7B27E
Registered owner
Southwest Airlines Co
Dallas, TX
Certificate issued
2015-01-30
Airworthiness date
2015-01-11
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
ABE4B9
Mode S (octal)
52762271
Seats (type)
143
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-01-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N8657B to the current registrant.
  • 2015-01-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2008-06-05
    N8657B previously assigned to a Cessna 172 (s/n 36357); cancelled.
Overview

About N8657B

N8657B is a 2015 Boeing 737-8H4, serial number 42535. The FAA register lists Southwest Airlines Co as the registrant in Dallas, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 30, 2015 and expires on January 31, 2028.

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 January 11, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8657B. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1993-05-16 Accident · Plainwell, MI Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CHI93LA176
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172 — a different aircraft that carried the N8657B registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INITIATING HAND STARTING OF THE AIRPLANE UNATTENDED BY A QUALIFIED PERSON.

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.