# N48P: 1958 Hughes Tailwind W-8, registration cancelled 2013-11-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 4, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes Tailwind W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-tailwind-w-8) (registry code 97902CG)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 21
- Year built: 1958
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 11, 1964
- Certificate issued: March 4, 1970
- Last registry action: May 18, 2010
- Mode S code: A5E785
- Owner when cancelled: [Sawin Douglas H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAWIN%20DOUGLAS%20H)
- Location: [Alhambra, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Alhambra)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0747° N, 118.1460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91803, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48P-2013-11-04

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 Hughes Tailwind W-8: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-tailwind-w-8.md

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