# N12038: Nerstrom Tailwind W-8, registration cancelled 1998-03-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 31, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Nerstrom Tailwind W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/nerstrom-tailwind-w-8) (registry code 97902E4)
- Serial number: 184
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 28, 1978
- Last registry action: January 15, 1997
- Mode S code: A05694
- Owner when cancelled: [Hasenbalg Russell P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HASENBALG%20RUSSELL%20P)
- Location: [Baraboo, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Baraboo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.4928° N, 89.7287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53913, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12038
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12038-1998-03-31

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Nerstrom Tailwind W-8: https://openairdocs.org/model/nerstrom-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 CHI98LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA083), Jan 20, 1998: Nerstrom-Tailwind W-8 (N12038), Lodi, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain a proper altitude due to the whiteout conditions. Factors associated with the accident were the low pass performed by the pilot and the visual illusion created by the…

## 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 19980120003849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980120003849A), Jan 20, 1998: Amtr TAILWINDW8 (N12038), Lodi, WI, Destroyed. Low over Lake to look for landing on ice. Hit rough ice. Sheared wings and landing gear. (.4)the pilot said he was observing the airplane's shadow as he made a…

## Other aircraft with N12038

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12038): Hasenbalg Russel TAILWIND W-10, S/N 982
- [Cancelled 1933-08-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12038-1933-08-01): Harry Flasch FLASCH PARASOL, S/N 100. Owner: [Flasch Harry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLASCH%20HARRY), [Milwaukee, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Milwaukee)

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