# N1857: 1984 Adkins W-8 TAILWIND, registration cancelled 2012-08-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 1, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Adkins W-8 TAILWIND](https://openairdocs.org/model/adkins-w-8-tailwind) (registry code 0562636)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 2, 1985
- Last registry action: December 15, 2006
- Mode S code: A1568C
- Location: [Sibley, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Sibley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.4076° N, 95.7299° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 51249, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1857
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1857
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1857-2012-08-01

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Adkins W-8 TAILWIND: https://openairdocs.org/model/adkins-w-8-tailwind.md

## Other aircraft with N1857

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1857): Cirrus Design SR20, S/N 1298, built 2003
- [Cancelled 1971-12-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1857-1971-12-22): Sneed B-8M, S/N 1, built 1968. Owner: [Sneed Gerald W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SNEED%20GERALD%20W), [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)
- [Cancelled 1927-09-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1857-1927-09-27): Eaglerock LONG WING EAGLEROCK, S/N 295, built 1927. Owner: [Schmidt Robert J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHMIDT%20ROBERT%20J), [Westmont, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Westmont)

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