# N11701: 1971 Tailwind W-8, registration cancelled 2013-08-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 5, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Tailwind W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/tailwind-w-8) (registry code 97902GE)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 789
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 5, 1980
- Certificate issued: November 22, 1971
- Last registry action: April 25, 1992
- Mode S code: A048A6
- Owner when cancelled: [Sargent Everett E Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SARGENT%20EVERETT%20E%20JR)
- Location: [Colo Springs, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Colo%20Springs)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8526° N, 104.7743° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80909, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11701
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=11701
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11701-2013-08-05

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Tailwind W-8: https://openairdocs.org/model/tailwind-w-8.md

## 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 DEN73DTE93](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTE93), Jun 26, 1973: S-Tailwind W-L-8 (N11701), Falcon, CO, substantial damage

## 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 19810513026399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810513026399A), May 13, 1981: Amtrwt TAILWINDW8 (N11701), Ramah, CO, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed 35 miles from departure airport. Weather 500 foot ceiling and freezing drizzle. One mile visibility

## Other aircraft with N11701

- [Cancelled 1948-04-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11701-1948-04-08): Travel Air 12-W, S/N 2020. Owner: [Gordon Harry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GORDON%20HARRY), [Andover, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Andover)

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