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N12079

Cancelled 2012
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Deregistered aircraft · 1972 Sutton TAILWIND W8L · Lycoming 0-290 series

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Cancelled
December 13, 2012
Status when cancelled
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number
28707
Year built
1972
Type
Fixed wing single engine
Engine
4 cycle
Airworthiness
Experimental, amateur built
Airworthiness date
November 6, 1980
Certificate issued
May 14, 1999
Last registry action
September 11, 2008
Mode S code
A05721
Owners when cancelled
Cody Gerald WSutton Ronald L
Location
Sparks, NV
Owner type
Partnership
Airframe modelSutton TAILWIND W8LADs, bulletins and aircraft registered nowEngine modelLycoming 0-290 seriesTCDS E-229 · 4 cycle

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N12079 and the event date: after February 11, 1933, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

NTSB LAX01LA087Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportReno, NVThe pilot performed aerobatics at low altitude and failed to maintain clearance from the gound resulting in a collision with the terrain.Feb 4, 2001 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N12079 and the event date: after February 11, 1933, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

Accident 20010204028819ADescent · Reno, NV(-23) On 02/04/01, 1350 hours PST, this experimental amateur built airplane with two souls aboard collided with the terrain while maneuvering 20 miles north of Reno, NV. The commercial pilot/owner was operating the airplane under 14 CFR part 91. The pilot and…Feb 4, 2001 · Destroyed · 2 fatal

Other aircraft with N12079 · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N12079 now.

1933Arthur Hillmer HILLMER-1 · S/N 1Cancelled Feb 11, 1933 · Arthur Hillmer, Hinsdale, IL