ADS-B glitchesBoeing 737 MAX 8

Boeing 737 MAX 8 N892Q record pairs AC4FD8 with N8925Q

The archive carried the callsign SWA697 for a flight reported near Mendon, Michigan, with conflicting identity information.

Boeing 737 MAX 8 N892Q: observed 9 Sep 2026.
Aircraft identity from the selected record. Type and registration are database matches; historical assignments may differ.

Transponder address AC4FD8 was recorded during a flight reported near Mendon, Michigan, on September 9, 2026. The aircraft database lists the identity as Boeing 737 MAX 8 N892Q. An identity check instead points from that address to registration N8925Q.

The archive carried the callsign SWA697, whose SWA designator denotes Southwest Airlines. The registration conflict remains unexplained, and the database's registration or type may not describe this aircraft. The callsign label does not resolve the disagreement between the database listing and the address check.

Recorded data for N892Q

Observation
Observed to
Event typeData quality
Recorded sourceADS-B, ICAO address
Post date
Last revised
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBOEING 737 MAX 8
Type designatorB38M
Tail number (registration)N892Q
CallsignSWA697
ICAO addressAC4FD8

Measurements

Displayed measurements may be rounded.

Saved reading at .
Ground speed519.9 kn
Archived altitude; reference not retained33,000 ft
Last archived label at . Archive labels are carried between saved positions.
CallsignSWA697
Record details

Public event ID: 754d6d94-cf65-40cb-be63-b0b0b4284404.

Record revision: 3.

Evidence version: d5ee0b9c2ac33636943807bea82f8c4a91d6192acd47dafe6664343908221ff5.