N284
Grissom Timothy J SH-IIIRG · built 1998
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows 2 earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on June 13, 1989.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Scheduled US airline service
Reported in scheduled US passenger service from July 2007 to July 2007 — 18 flights. Last reported flight: July 31, 2007, Southwest Airlines, SAN → PHX.
Not reported in scheduled US service since July 2007 (data through July 2026).
| Carrier | First | Last | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines WN | July 2007 | July 2007 | 18 |
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 N284; we could not match them to this aircraft’s serial number or build year.
| Carrier | Serial | Built | First filed | Last filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines WN | 32535 | 2007 | 2008 | 2014 |
| AirTran Airways FL | 32668 | 2006 | 2013 | 2013 |
Source: BTS Form 41 Schedule B-43 (Annual Inventory of Airframe and Aircraft Engines) (open data; large certificated US carriers, annual filing).
Safety history
No recorded accidents or incidents for this aircraft in FlightFinder’s database.
Earlier aircraft with this registration
Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 1998 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N284.
- December 8, 1988Accident
En route from Dakar to Agadir, while cruising at the altitude of 11,000 feet, the aircraft was hit by a SAM-7 surface-to-air missile. An engine detached and out of control, the aircraft entered a dive and crashed in a desert area near Bir Moghreïn. All five occupants were killed.
- July 2, 1983Accident
ACFT OVERRAN THE END OF THE RWY WHEN TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AFTER FAILURE TO ROTATE. NO MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES WERE NOTED.THE RWY WAS DRY AND ADEQUATE. THE CG WAS AT OR NEAR THE FORWARD LIMIT.