N649SW - 1997 Aircraft Aircraft Registration

B37M

1997

Aircraft Description

Model Year

1997

Manufacturer

—

Model

—

Type Aircraft

Fixed Wing Multi Engine

ICAO Type Code

B37M737 MAX 7

Airworthiness Date

Invalid Date

Classification

Standard Transport Category

Type Registration

Unknown

Status

Cert Issue Date

Invalid Date

Registered Owner

Name

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO

Address

2702 LOVE FIELD DR # HDQ-4GC

City

DALLAS

State / Zip Code

Texas75235-1908

Country

United States

Powerplant & Avionics

Engine Type

—

Number of Engines

—

Mode S Code (Oct)

52104117

Mode S Code (Hex)

A8884F

NTSB Accident History (1)

Date	NTSB #	Damage	Highest Injury	Probable Cause
Dec 15, 2015	DCA16LA032	Substantial	None	the flight crew's early turn towards the assigned gate because taxiway lighting had been inadvertently turned off by the controller-in-charge which resulted in the airplane leaving the paved surface. Contributing to the accident was the operation of the screen-saver function on the lighting control panel that prevented the tower controllers from having an immediate visual reference to the status of the airfield lighting.

Dec 15, 2015DCA16LA032

Substantial

None

the flight crew's early turn towards the assigned gate because taxiway lighting had been inadvertently turned off by the controller-in-charge which resulted in the airplane leaving the paved surface. Contributing to the accident was the operation of the screen-saver function on the lighting control panel that prevented the tower controllers from having an immediate visual reference to the status of the airfield lighting.

Additional Details

Registration

N649SW

Serial Number

27719

Number of Engines

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Number of Seats

—

Expiration Date

—

Last Action Date

—

Last Update Date

—

Unique ID

—

Data Source

Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov

Last updated: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC