Airliner

N8816Q

2021 Boeing 737-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2021
Serial
42536
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl LEAP-1B28 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Southwest Airlines Co (Corporation)
Based
Dallas, TX
Registration record

N8816Q on the FAA register

Type
2021 Boeing 737-8
Serial
42536
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl LEAP-1B28 series
Registered owner
Southwest Airlines Co
Dallas, TX
Certificate issued
2021-08-19
Airworthiness date
2021-05-28
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AC24C5
Mode S (octal)
53022305
Seats (type)
175
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Range (type)
6,200 nm
Cruise (type)
386 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-08-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N8816Q to the current registrant.
  • 2021-05-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1983-05-25
    N8816Q previously assigned to a Aero Commander S2R (s/n 1516R); cancelled.
Overview

About N8816Q

N8816Q is a 2021 Boeing 737-8, serial number 42536. The FAA register lists Southwest Airlines Co as the registrant in Dallas, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 19, 2021 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two Cfm Intl LEAP-1B28 series engines and 175 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 386 knots and a range of about 6,200 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated May 28, 2021.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8816Q. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
386 kt
Range
6,200 nm
Fuel burn
720 gph

Published figures for the Boeing 737-8 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-08-29 Accident · Narabi,Ga, 10 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2067
Reported aircraft: Aero Cmndr S2R600 — a different aircraft that carried the N8816Q 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.