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N3992A

Not registered

N-number · 1 earlier aircraft

Open in FAA registry

Registered now: No
Earlier aircraft: 1
Last cancelled: May 23, 2017

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026. The mark may be reserved or free to assign.

Aircraft that carried N3992A · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N3992A now.

2017Tomishin-Whittman Tailwind W-8 · S/N 37Cancelled May 23, 2017 · Registration expired, pending cancellation · Built 1964 · Rice Sean T, Albuquerque, NM

NTSB investigations on N3992A · 2

Of this N-number, whichever aircraft carried it.

NTSB FTW02LA242Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWhittman Tailwind W-8 · Albuquerque, NMThe structural failure and separation of a propeller blade for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain available to the pilot to execute a forced landing.Aug 27, 2002 · Substantial damage NTSB ATL87DEI12Accident · No injuriesFinal reportTomishin W-8 · Painesville, OHThe plt/owner of the homebuilt aircraft was making a local flight to determine the flt characteristics with a larger wing installed on the acft. The plt reported that while in flight an oil leak developed from the area of the propeller. The oil coated the…Sep 4, 1987 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports on N3992A · 2

Filed on this N-number, whichever aircraft carried it. Each report names the aircraft it was matched to.

Accident 20020827021469AAmtr TAILWINDW8 · Albuquerque, NM(.19) On August 27, 2002, at 0940 mountain daylight time, a whittman tailwind experimental homebuilt single-engine airplane, N3992A, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of a propeller blade in cruise flight near Albuquerque, new…Aug 27, 2002 · Substantial damage Accident 19870904049859AAmtrwt TAILWINDW8 · Painesville, OHOil covered the windshield from a prop hub oil leak. Tried to land on side of runway, veered into plowed ground.Sep 4, 1987 · Substantial damage