N18611 — 1994 Boeing 737-524

Aircraft record

Serial number

27324

Manufacturer

Boeing

Model

737-524

Year

1994

Category

Fixed wing multi-engine

Engine

Cfm Intl. Cfm56 Series

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N18611 →

Accident & incident history

1. DCA09MA021Dec 21, 2008Denver, COSerious

   The captain’s cessation of right rudder input, which was needed to maintain directional control of the airplane, about 4 seconds before the excursion, when the airplane encountered a strong and gusty crosswind that exceeded the captain’s training and experience. Contributing to the accident were the following factors: 1) an air traffic control system that did not require or facilitate the dissemination of key, available wind information to the air traffic controllers and pilots; and 2) inadequate crosswind training in the airline industry due to deficient simulator wind gust modeling.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1994 Boeing 737-524).

1. Mar 21, 2013deregistered — Continental Airlines Inc

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N18611 was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1994 Boeing 737-524 above.

• until May 5, 19541941 Boeing 314 (s/n 2085)

Frequently asked

Has N18611 been in an accident?

Yes. N18611 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2008.

What kind of aircraft is N18611?

N18611 is a 1994 Boeing 737-524 (fixed wing multi-engine), serial number 27324.