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Mar 20, 2025
N8315C accident at Orlando, FL
Boeing 737-8H4 — Wrong surface or wrong airport at MCO (Orlando, FL)
DateMar 20, 2025
Tail numberN8315C
AircraftBoeing 737-8H4 · Boeing 737 · B738
LocationMCO — Orlando, FL
Phase of flightTakeoff
OperationPart 121
InjuriesNone
NTSB caseDCA25LA163
Probable cause
The captain’s failure to recognize that the airplane’s location did not agree with the assigned departure runway as required per the Southwest Airlines Airplane Operating Manual, and the captain’s plan continuation error when he missed several cues that would have informed him that he was not on the assigned departure runway when he initiated takeoff.
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