# N226BW: 1998 Whitehead Wilburn B JR TITAN TORNADO II, registration cancelled 2013-06-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Whitehead Wilburn B JR TITAN TORNADO II](https://openairdocs.org/model/whitehead-wilburn-b-jr-titan-tornado-ii) (registry code 05605OY)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: D97618SOHK0277
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 7, 2000
- Certificate issued: April 24, 2009
- Last registry action: April 24, 2009
- Mode S code: A1F779
- Owner when cancelled: [Book Walter J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOOK%20WALTER%20J)
- Location: [Jonesville, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Jonesville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.5208° N, 91.8992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71343, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N226BW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=226BW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N226BW-2013-06-18

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 Whitehead Wilburn B JR TITAN TORNADO II: https://openairdocs.org/model/whitehead-wilburn-b-jr-titan-tornado-ii.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 CEN09LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA255), Apr 20, 2009: Whitehead Titan (N226BW), Slaughter, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's incorrect use of pitch control, resulting in induced pitch oscillations and loss of aircraft control. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's total lack of experience in aircraft…

## 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 20090420005879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090420005879A), Apr 20, 2009: Amtr TITANTORNADO (N226BW), Slaughter, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft departed from A&P airpark (ls 77) in Slaughter, LA en route to jonesville, LA (L32). The student pilot made two practice runs prior to…

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