Airliner

N8697C

2016 Boeing 737-8H4

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2016
Serial
36728
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

N8697C on the FAA register

Type
2016 Boeing 737-8H4
Serial
36728
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl CFM56-7B27E/F
Registered owner
Southwest Airlines Co
Dallas, TX
Certificate issued
2016-09-29
Airworthiness date
2016-08-22
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
ABF396
Mode S (octal)
52771626
Seats (type)
143
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-05-25
    Accident at Waycross, GA.
  • 2016-09-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N8697C to the current registrant.
  • 2016-08-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1971-07-15
    N8697C previously assigned to a Piper Tri-Pacer (s/n 22-1338); cancelled.
Overview

About N8697C

N8697C is a 2016 Boeing 737-8H4, serial number 36728. The FAA register lists Southwest Airlines Co as the registrant in Dallas, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 29, 2016 and expires on September 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two Cfm Intl CFM56-7B27E/F engines and 143 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated August 22, 2016.

N8697C has 1 accident/incident record on file; details are below. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2019-05-25 Accident · Waycross, GA Serious injury NTSB · DCA19CA151
Reported aircraft: Boeing 737-8H4
Probable cause: an encounter with convectively induced turbulence while penetrating cumulus clouds during descent.
1969-05-27 Accident · Temecula,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1485
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-22 — a different aircraft that carried the N8697C registration before this airframe.
1968-01-27 Accident · Thermal,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0114
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-22 — a different aircraft that carried the N8697C 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.