# N12045: Tailwind-Couger #1, registration cancelled 1971-03-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 24, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Tailwind-Couger #1](https://openairdocs.org/model/tailwind-couger-1) (registry code 97902H8)
- Serial number: 1
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 19, 1968
- Mode S code: A056B4
- Owner when cancelled: [Scanlan John P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCANLAN%20JOHN%20P)
- Location: [Detroit, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Detroit)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12045
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12045-1971-03-24

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 Tailwind-Couger #1: https://openairdocs.org/model/tailwind-couger-1.md

## NTSB investigations (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 CHI70DDW27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70DDW27), Jun 20, 1970: Tailwind Cougar (N12045), Imlay City, MI, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI69F0034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0034), Jul 3, 1968: Tailwind Cougar (N12045), Ypsilanti, MI, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N12045

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12045): Dean Allen Franklin VANS ACFT INC RV-6A, S/N 21256, built 2019
- [Cancelled 1938-06-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12045-1938-06-15): Anton C Jacobson JACOBSON HEATH 1931, S/N 101. Owner: [Jellison Robert Ernest](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JELLISON%20ROBERT%20ERNEST), [Kalispell, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Kalispell)

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