NTSB Investigating Southwest Boeing 737 Accident Near Port Orange, Florida

The official accident record lists one person on board and one serious injury; the cause has not been determined.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 10:55 a.m. ET

The National Transportation Safety Board has an open investigation into an accident involving a Southwest Airlines near Port Orange, Florida, according to the official accident record. The event is recorded as having occurred on September 12, 2025, at about local time. This is a developing matter and the record may be updated. The accident record lists the aircraft as registration , operated by ., and classifies the flight as a Part 121 scheduled air carrier operation. The record lists one person on board and one serious injury. No further detail about the circumstances appears in the record. The cause has not been determined. The accident record shows the investigation as open, with the National Transportation Safety Board named as the investigating body. No preliminary findings are available in the record. Weather observations recorded at Daytona Beach International Airport (KDAB), 4.8 miles away and eight minutes from the reported time, showed wind from 360 degrees at 12 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, scattered cloud at 3,200 feet and a temperature of 81°F. The coded observation also noted cumulonimbus cloud in the vicinity. These are instrument readings only and are not stated by any authority to bear on what happened.

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Terrain elevation: 10 ft
Nearest aerodrome: 4.8 miles SE of Daytona Beach International Airport (KDAB/DAB)

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