# N12079: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: December 13, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12079

## Aircraft that carried N12079

- [Cancelled 2012-12-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12079-2012-12-13): Sutton TAILWIND W8L, S/N 28707, built 1972. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Cody Gerald W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CODY%20GERALD%20W), [Sparks, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Sparks)
- [Cancelled 1933-02-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12079-1933-02-11): Arthur Hillmer HILLMER-1, S/N 1. Owner: [Arthur Hillmer](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARTHUR%20HILLMER), [Hinsdale, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Hinsdale)

## NTSB investigations on N12079 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX01LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA087), Feb 4, 2001: Sutton Tailwind W-8L (N12079), Reno, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot performed aerobatics at low altitude and failed to maintain clearance from the gound resulting in a collision with the terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N12079 (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20010204028819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010204028819A), Feb 4, 2001: Amtr TAILWINDW8L (N12079), Reno, NV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) On 02/04/01, 1350 hours PST, this experimental amateur built airplane with two souls aboard collided with the terrain while maneuvering 20 miles north of…

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