N448 (Hughes 369HS) — routes, history & safety record

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on April 25, 1988.

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 December 2003 to January 2007 — 6,732 flights. Last reported flight: January 31, 2007, Southwest Airlines, TPA → BDL.

Not reported in scheduled US service since January 2007 (data through July 2026).

Carrier	First	Last	Flights
Southwest Airlines WN	December 2003	January 2007	6,732

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 2010 to 2014, most recently reported as owned.

Carrier	First filed	Last filed
Southwest Airlines WN	2010	2014

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

Safety history

July 24, 1987Accident
THE PILOT LANDED DOWNWIND ON HIS PRIVATE STRIP. THE EXACT AMOUNT OF THE TAILWIND COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. A THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED JUST TO THE EAST OF THE RUNWAY AND COULD HAVE READILY GIVEN N448 A STRONG TAILWIND. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN 390 FEET BEYOND THE THRESHOLD.
Cessna 421C · 1 fatalities
Occurrence #1: in flight collision with object Phase of operation: landing - aborted Findings 1. (f) object - building (nonresidential) 2. (c) brakes (normal) - improper use of - pilot in command 3. (f) aborted landing - delayed - pilot in command 4. (f) distance - misjudged - pilot in command 5. (f) weather condition - tailwind 6. Full accident record
January 7, 1983Accident
THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER A NORMAL COUPLED ILS APPROACH HE BROKE OUT AT ABOUT 250 FT AGL AND 1/2 MILE FROM THE RWY. HE DISCONNECTED THE APPROACH COUPLER AND LINED UP WITH THE RWY. HE STATED THAT DURING THE TRANSITION FROM IFR TO VISUAL HIS RATE OF DESCENT INCREASED AND HE LANDED HARD BLOWING THE LEFT TIRE. THE ACFT LEFT THE RWY AND TURNED 180 DEGREES.
Cessna 421C
September 6, 1981Accident
Diverted Attention From Operation Of Aircraft; Misjudged Clearance
Cessna 421B