N12318
Boeing 737-3TO · built 1986
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
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 January 1995 to March 2010 — 19,406 flights. Last reported flight: March 29, 2010, Continental Airlines, SAN → IAH.
Not reported in scheduled US service since March 2010 (data through July 2026).
| Carrier | First | Last | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continental Airlines CO | January 1995 | March 2010 | 19,406 |
Source: BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (public domain; US reporting carriers, scheduled domestic flights).
US fleet inventory (BTS B-43)
Filed in BTS’s annual carrier fleet inventory from 2006 to 2009, most recently reported as owned.
| Carrier | First filed | Last filed |
|---|---|---|
| Continental Airlines CO | 2006 | 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
- November 6, 1998Accident
A loss of torque on the apex nut of the shimmy damper for undetermined reason(s), which resulted in a failure of the shimmy damper, and the subsequent failure of the lower torsion link of the right main landing gear. Full accident record
- March 17, 1989Accident
IGNITION OF PUDDLED FUEL FROM A BLOCKED COMBUSTOR DRAIN LINE, AND A SLOW START DURING WHICH FUEL WAS MISTED AND BLOWN OUT THE TAIL PIPE. AN EXISTING TAILWIND AT THE GATE ALLOWED THE FUEL TO WET THE TAIL SURFACES AND BE IGNITED DURING THE APU START. THE OPERATOR CONFIRMED USING RTV MATERIAL IN THE APU BUILDUP PROCESS AT THEIR FACILITY. Full accident record