N648SW is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Boeing 737-3H4 built in 1997. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 7, 2024. The last status on file was "valid registration".
N648SW is reserved by a private party since November 7, 2024. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Boeing 737-3H4 cancelled November 7, 2024
- Serial number
- 27718
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbofan
- Year built
- 1997
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- September 4, 1997
- Last FAA action
- May 12, 2023
- Last owner
- Southwest Airlines CO (Corporation)
Dallas, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
NTSB accident and incident record under N648SW
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Boeing 737-300
An inadvertent encounter with severe turbulence during descent and the failure of two passenger seat belt attach fittings. Contributing to the incident was the failure of the operator to comply with the SAIB.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Boeing 737-300 · serial 27718
An in-flight encounter with turbulence and the flight crew's failure to advise the cabin crew about potential forecast turbulence, as reported by the flight attendant.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site