Airliner

N8985Q

2025 Boeing 737-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2025
Serial
42676
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl LEAP-1B28 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Southwest Airlines Co (Corporation)
Based
Dallas, TX
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Registration record

N8985Q on the FAA register

Type
2025 Boeing 737-8
Serial
42676
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl LEAP-1B28 series
Registered owner
Southwest Airlines Co
Dallas, TX
Certificate issued
2025-12-15
Airworthiness date
2025-12-12
Registration expires
2032-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AC6622
Mode S (octal)
53063042
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

  • 2032-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-12-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N8985Q to the current registrant.
  • 2025-12-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2004-09-20
    N8985Q previously assigned to a Aero Commander S2R (s/n 1655R); cancelled.
Overview

About N8985Q

N8985Q is a 2025 Boeing 737-8, serial number 42676. The FAA register lists Southwest Airlines Co as the registrant in Dallas, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 15, 2025 and expires on December 31, 2032.

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 December 12, 2025.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8985Q. 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

1997-03-21 Accident · Dilley, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW97LA137
Reported aircraft: Aero Commander S2R — a different aircraft that carried the N8985Q registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering over high transmission line(s), which resulted in a stall/mush and collision with the terrain. The unfavorable weather condition (with turbulence) and the obstruction (high transmission line) were related factors.

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.