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Southwest Airlines Flight Declares Emergency Minutes After Takeoff
A Southwest Airlines flight from Dallas to Baltimore declared an emergency just minutes after takeoff on September 7, 2026.
The aircraft, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 with registration N8834L, was en route to Baltimore when it issued the distress call using the 7700 squawk code, indicating an issue onboard.
According to data from Planespotters.net, N8834L is a 3.7-year-old Boeing 737 MAX 8 that was delivered to Southwest Airlines in January 2023.
The flight, WN1684, departed from Dallas Love Field at 1505 local time and made several loops around the area before preparing for an emergency landing back at its departure airfield.