293 — routes, history & safety record

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Scheduled US airline service

Reported in scheduled US passenger service from September 2007 to September 2008 — 2,364 flights. Last reported flight: September 30, 2008, Southwest Airlines, TPA → MHT.

Not reported in scheduled US service since September 2008 (data through July 2026).

Carrier	First	Last	Flights
Southwest Airlines WN	September 2007	September 2008	2,364

Source: BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (public domain; US reporting carriers, scheduled domestic flights).

US fleet inventory (BTS B-43)

BTS lists 2 different airframes under 293; we could not match them to this aircraft’s serial number or build year.

Carrier	Serial	Built	First filed	Last filed
Southwest Airlines WN	36612	2007	2010	2014
Southwest Airlines WN	36627	2008	2009	2009

Source: BTS Form 41 Schedule B-43 (Annual Inventory of Airframe and Aircraft Engines) (open data; large certificated US carriers, annual filing).

Safety history

December 27, 1971Accident
The C-123K transport plane departed Udon Thani RTAFB (UTH), Thailand on a so called Peppergrinder flight, which consisted of loading and dispatching mixed ordnance for use in Laos. Destination was Ban Xieng Lom Airstrip (LS-69).
Fairchild C-123 Provider · 4 fatalities
Although the cause of the disappearance of 293 must be listed as undetermined, the aircraft probably strayed from course and, over exceedingly hostile country, was hit by enemy fire and rapidly destroyed. Full accident record