# N1983T: Glines Kenneth TAILWIND W-8

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Glines Kenneth TAILWIND W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/glines-kenneth-tailwind-w-8) (registry code 9790843, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 306
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: June 16, 2020
- Expires: June 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A188B6
- Registered owner: [Boatman John H Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOATMAN%20JOHN%20H%20JR)
- Location: [Smyrna, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Smyrna)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9628° N, 86.5297° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37167, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1983T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1983T

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Glines Kenneth TAILWIND W-8)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 GAA16CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA121), Jan 25, 2016: Glines Kenneth Tailwind W 8 (N1983T), Big Bear, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent landing off the left side of the snow-covered runway, resulting in a ground loop and nose over.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20160124001499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160124001499A), Jan 24, 2016: Glines Kenneth TAILWIND W-8 (N1983T), Big Bear, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot landed his aircraft in the snow covered field between the runway and taxiway at Big Bear airport (L35). Aircraft flipped over upon toucdown. One POB, no…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N1983T

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N1983T before.

- [Cancelled 1971-10-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1983T-1971-10-26): Piper PA-32-300, S/N 32-7140074. Exported to Italy. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

## Related

- Other Glines Kenneth TAILWIND W-8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/glines-kenneth-tailwind-w-8/aircraft.md

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