# N11985: Wittman W-8 TAILWIND, registration cancelled 1975-04-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 25, 1975
- Exported to: United Kingdom
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Wittman W-8 TAILWIND](https://openairdocs.org/model/wittman-w-8-tailwind) (registry code 97902WK)
- Serial number: 133
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 6, 1963
- Mode S code: A05130
- Owner when cancelled: [Hamilton Joseph F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAMILTON%20JOSEPH%20F)
- Location: [Rockford, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Rockford)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11985
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=11985
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11985-1975-04-25

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Wittman W-8 TAILWIND: https://openairdocs.org/model/wittman-w-8-tailwind.md

## Other aircraft with N11985

- [Cancelled 2013-03-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11985-2013-03-21): Airbus Industrie A300 B4, S/N 119, built 1980. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Continental Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONTINENTAL%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)

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