# N309SW: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: May 22, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=309SW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N309SW

## Aircraft that carried N309SW

- [Cancelled 2017-05-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N309SW-2017-05-22): Boeing 737-3H4, S/N 22948, built 1985. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Southwest Airlines Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHWEST%20AIRLINES%20CO), [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)

## NTSB investigations on N309SW (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW95IA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95IA348), Aug 18, 1995: Boeing 737-3H4 (N309SW), Lubbock, TX, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: installation of an incorrect bearing in the number three main wheel by the wheel assembly supplier, which led to subsequent failure of the wheel bearing and separation of the wheel during takeoff.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N309SW (3)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20050510008229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050510008229I), May 10, 2005: Boeing 7373H4 (N309SW), New Orleans, LA. (-23) No injuries or fatalities. On flight #814, from houston, TX (hou) to New Orleans, LA (msy), on landing the #3 main wheel assembly came off the axle.…
- [Incident 19950625021209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950625021209I), Jun 25, 1995: Boeing 7373H4 (N309SW), Omaha, NE. Flight attendants smelled cigarette smoke after passenger left lavatory. Denied but violation filed.
- [Incident 19900502018619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900502018619I), May 2, 1990: Boeing 7373H4 (N309SW), Birmingham, AL. NR2 oil quantity gauge went to zero. Reduced power on engine. Returned. Engine shut down after landing.

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