# N9052C: 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: June 11, 2008
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9052C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9052C

## Aircraft that carried N9052C

- [Cancelled 2008-06-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9052C-2008-06-11): Wittman W8L, S/N 9, built 1955. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Mccaulou Alfred E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCAULOU%20ALFRED%20E), [Sunnyvale, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sunnyvale)

## NTSB investigations on N9052C (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 LAX94LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA025), Oct 27, 1993: Wittman Tailwind W8L (N9052C), San Jose, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON(S). A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNSUITABLE NATURE OF THE TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING THE FORCED LANDING.
- [NTSB MKC66D0066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0066), Jun 20, 1965: Tailwind W8L (N9052C), Chillicothe, MO, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9052C (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 19931027040749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931027040749A), Oct 27, 1993: Amtrwt TAILWINDW8 (N9052C), San Jose, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Engine quit on approach. Prop stopped. Hit trees and truck on city street. No engine defects. Auto fuel in use.

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