# N68TW: Doan Vernon D W10-WITTMAN TAILWIND

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Doan Vernon D W10-WITTMAN TAILWIND](https://openairdocs.org/model/doan-vernon-d-w10-wittman-tailwind) (registry code 05619Q9, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 881
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: December 12, 2016
- Expires: December 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A9029C
- Registered owner: [Wagner Merle F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WAGNER%20MERLE%20F)
- Location: [Spring Hill, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Spring%20Hill)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.4828° N, 82.5529° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34608, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68TW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68TW

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 (Doan Vernon D W10-WITTMAN TAILWIND)

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 ERA21LA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA385), Sep 29, 2021: Doan Vernon D W10-WITTMAN Tailwind (N68TW), Brooksville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the nose landing gear retention bolt during taxi which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent impact with the taxiway.

## 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 20210929016829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210929016829A), Sep 29, 2021: Doan Vernon D W10-WITTMAN TAILWIND (N68TW), Brooksville, FL, Substantial damage. 09/29/2021, 1024 Local, N68TW landed on runway 09 at kbkv. After landing, the nose gear collapsed. The right wing came in contact with the surface resulting in…

## 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 N68TW

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N68TW before.

- [Cancelled 2001-04-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68TW-2001-04-11): Beech C90A, S/N LJ-1200. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Davison Transport Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVISON%20TRANSPORT%20INC), [Ruston, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Ruston)

## Related

- Other Doan Vernon D W10-WITTMAN TAILWIND aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/doan-vernon-d-w10-wittman-tailwind/aircraft.md

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