N8523W
Boeing 737-800 · built 2017
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on July 8, 2008.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
Usually based at SJC
Most frequent routes
- OAK → BUR5%
- SJC → BUR5%
- SAN → OAK5%
- SAN → SJC5%
- LAS → SJC4%
- OAK → LAS4%
- MCO → BWI3%
- BWI → PVD3%
- BUR → SFO3%
- TPA → ORD3%
Last seen
Scheduled US airline service
Reported in scheduled US passenger service from February 2017 to July 2026 — 15,704 flights. Last reported flight: July 31, 2026, Southwest Airlines, SAT → LAX.
| Carrier | First | Last | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines WN | February 2017 | July 2026 | 15,704 |
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 2017 to 2025, most recently reported as owned.
| Carrier | First filed | Last filed |
|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines WN | 2017 | 2025 |
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 2017 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N8523W.
- September 9, 2005AccidentHull loss
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation during initial climb after takeoff into night instrument meteorological conditions. Factors were the fog and the dark night. Full accident record