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20 Mar 2025: BOEING 737-8H4 — SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO — Orlando, FL

Orlando, FL, United States
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BOEING 737-8H4
Photo: San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Probable cause

The captain’s failure to recognize that the airplane’s location did not agree with the assigned departure runway as required per the Southwest Airlines Airplane Operating Manual, and the captain’s plan continuation error when he missed several cues that would have informed him that he was not on the assigned departure runway when he initiated takeoff.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

Pilot