# N3992A: 1964 Tomishin-Whittman Tailwind W-8, registration cancelled 2017-05-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 23, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Tomishin-Whittman Tailwind W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/tomishin-whittman-tailwind-w-8) (registry code 97902JN)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 37
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 16, 1990
- Certificate issued: June 13, 2002
- Last registry action: January 5, 2009
- Mode S code: A4A6D7
- Owner when cancelled: [Rice Sean T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICE%20SEAN%20T)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0071° N, 106.6098° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87106, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3992A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3992A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3992A-2017-05-23

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 Tomishin-Whittman Tailwind W-8: https://openairdocs.org/model/tomishin-whittman-tailwind-w-8.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 FTW02LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA242), Aug 27, 2002: Whittman Tailwind W-8 (N3992A), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The structural failure and separation of a propeller blade for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain available to the pilot to execute a forced landing.
- [NTSB ATL87DEI12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DEI12), Sep 4, 1987: Tomishin W-8 (N3992A), Painesville, OH, substantial damage

## 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 20020827021469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020827021469A), Aug 27, 2002: Amtr TAILWINDW8 (N3992A), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. (.19) On August 27, 2002, at 0940 mountain daylight time, a whittman tailwind experimental homebuilt single-engine airplane, N3992A, was substantially damaged…
- [Accident 19870904049859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870904049859A), Sep 4, 1987: Amtrwt TAILWINDW8 (N3992A), Painesville, OH, Substantial damage. Oil covered the windshield from a prop hub oil leak. Tried to land on side of runway, veered into plowed ground.

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