N779SW — 2000 Boeing 737-7H4

Aircraft record

Serial number

27884

Manufacturer

Boeing

Model

737-7H4

Year

2000

Category

Fixed wing multi-engine

Engine

Cfm Intl. Cfm56 Series

Registration

Deregistered

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Accident & incident history

1. CEN15IA337Aug 5, 2015Denver, COMinor

   The gate lead/pushback driver's failure to recognize that the provisioning truck was within the safety zone of the gate during his walkaround due to distractions, which resulted in the subsequent collision between the airplane and the truck. Contributing to the collision was the provisioning truck driver's failure to recognize he was parked in the safety zone of an active gate adjacent to his assigned gate, and the guide agent's improper assumption that the safety zone was properly cleared by the gate lead/pushback driver.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 2000 Boeing 737-7H4).

1. Oct 28, 2024deregistered — Southwest Airlines Co

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N779SW was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 2000 Boeing 737-7H4 above.

• until Aug 6, 1992Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV (s/n 1014)

Frequently asked

Has N779SW been in an accident?

Yes. N779SW appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2015.

What kind of aircraft is N779SW?

N779SW is a 2000 Boeing 737-7H4 (fixed wing multi-engine), serial number 27884.