# N173RS: Bean Robert E WITTMAN TAILWIND W10, registration cancelled 2001-03-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 16, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bean Robert E WITTMAN TAILWIND W10](https://openairdocs.org/model/bean-robert-e-wittman-tailwind-w10) (registry code 05605S6)
- Serial number: 001032028RS
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 16, 1998
- Last registry action: January 16, 2001
- Mode S code: A125DA
- Owner when cancelled: [Bean Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEAN%20ROBERT%20E)
- Location: [Daytona Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Daytona%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.1589° N, 81.1757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32124, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N173RS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=173RS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N173RS-2001-03-16

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 Bean Robert E WITTMAN TAILWIND W10: https://openairdocs.org/model/bean-robert-e-wittman-tailwind-w10.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 MIA99LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA124), Apr 12, 1999: Bean Whitman W-10 (N173RS), Wimauma, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a visual lookout during a forced landing resulting in an in-flight collision with a ditch and subsequent nose over.
- [NTSB MIA98LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA180), Jun 8, 1998: Robert E. Bean Wittman Tailwind W10 (N173RS), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's poorly planned approach for not planning the intended touchdown point farther down the runway to avoid an area of known turbulence caused by terrain. Contributing to the accident was the…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19990412003269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990412003269A), Apr 12, 1999: Amtr WITTAILW10 (N173RS), Wimauma, FL, Substantial damage. Acft was in an air race when it developed severe engine vibrations, the pilot made an emergency landing, the acft struck a ditch, and the acft flipped over,…
- [Accident 19980608012599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980608012599A), Jun 8, 1998: Amtr TAILWIND10 (N173RS), Daytona Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Unchecked high sink on final caused hard impact and collapse of main gear. (-23) pilot completed two landings at Spruce Creek. On the third landing, the…

## Other aircraft with N173RS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N173RS): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40, S/N 40.336, built 2003

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