# N88TK: 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: September 30, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88TK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88TK

## Aircraft that carried N88TK

- [Cancelled 2013-09-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88TK-2013-09-30): Bitonti Frank Edward WITTMAN W-8, S/N MSB-1, built 1993. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Bitonti Frank E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BITONTI%20FRANK%20E), [Detroit, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Detroit)

## NTSB investigations on N88TK (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 CHI96LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA054), Dec 16, 1995: Bitonti Wittman WT-8 (N88TK), Plymouth, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: a stuck exhaust valve resulting in an overtemperature condition of the cylinder, the pilot's continued operation without corrective maintenance, and his failure to maintain aircraft control.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N88TK (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 19951216040799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951216040799A), Dec 16, 1995: Amtrwt WITTSV (N88TK), Plymouth, MI, Destroyed. Hot cyl temp on climbout. Retarded power. Engine quit. Hit trailer boat landing. NR1 exhaust valve stuck open. (-23) on December 16, 1995, frank bitonti crash…

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