# N12079: 1972 Sutton TAILWIND W8L, registration cancelled 2012-12-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 13, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Sutton TAILWIND W8L](https://openairdocs.org/model/sutton-tailwind-w8l) (registry code 9790290)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28707
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 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 W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CODY%20GERALD%20W), [Sutton Ronald L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUTTON%20RONALD%20L)
- Location: [Sparks, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Sparks)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5383° N, 119.7498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89431, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12079
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12079-2012-12-13

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 Sutton TAILWIND W8L: https://openairdocs.org/model/sutton-tailwind-w8l.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 LAX01LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA087), Feb 4, 2001: Sutton Tailwind W-8L (N12079), Reno, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot performed aerobatics at low altitude and failed to maintain clearance from the gound resulting in a collision with the terrain.

## 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 20010204028819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010204028819A), Feb 4, 2001: Amtr TAILWINDW8L (N12079), Reno, NV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-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…

## Other aircraft with N12079

- [Cancelled 1933-02-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12079-1933-02-11): Arthur Hillmer HILLMER-1, S/N 1. Owner: [Arthur Hillmer](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARTHUR%20HILLMER), [Hinsdale, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Hinsdale)

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