# N3992A: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: May 23, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3992A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3992A

## Aircraft that carried N3992A

- [Cancelled 2017-05-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3992A-2017-05-23): Tomishin-Whittman Tailwind W-8, S/N 37, built 1964. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Rice Sean T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICE%20SEAN%20T), [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)

## NTSB investigations on N3992A (2)

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 FTW02LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA242), Aug 27, 2002: Whittman Tailwind W-8 (N3992A), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.
- [NTSB ATL87DEI12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DEI12), Sep 4, 1987: Tomishin W-8 (N3992A), Painesville, OH, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3992A (2)

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 20020827021469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020827021469A), Aug 27, 2002: Amtr TAILWINDW8 (N3992A), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. (.19) On August 27, 2002, at 0940 mountain daylight time, a whittman tailwind experimental homebuilt single-engine airplane, N3992A, was substantially damaged…
- [Accident 19870904049859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870904049859A), Sep 4, 1987: Amtrwt TAILWINDW8 (N3992A), Painesville, OH, Substantial damage. Oil covered the windshield from a prop hub oil leak. Tried to land on side of runway, veered into plowed ground.

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