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| Date: | Friday 25 July 2025 |
| Time: | c. 11:55 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-7H4 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Southwest Airlines |
| Registration: | N249WN |
| MSN: | 34951/2005 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | near Santa Clarita, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Hollywood Burbank Airport, CA (BUR/KBUR) |
| Las Vegas-Harry Reid International Airport, NV (LAS/KLAS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Southwest flight WN1496, a Boeing 737-7H4, was climbing through 14,000 ft when the flight crew conducted a descent to avoid a Hawker Hunter Mk.58 (N335AX). The flights continued normally.
Sources:
https://abcnews.go.com/US/southwest-flight-abruptly-descends-avoid-mid-air-collision/story?id=124084290
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N249WN/history/20250725/1900Z/KBUR/KLAS
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a2536f&lat=34.206&lon=-118.388&zoom=10.9&showTrace=2025-07-25&leg=5&trackLabels
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n249wn#3b6c6ec6
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 March 2019 | N249WN | Southwest Airlines | 0 | near Nashville International Airport, TN (BNA) | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jul-2025 21:53 | Captain Adam | Added |
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