# N4SG: 1972 Whittman Tailwind W-8, registration cancelled 1975-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 1975
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Whittman Tailwind W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/whittman-tailwind-w-8) (registry code 979020J)
- Serial number: 19294
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 20, 1973
- Mode S code: A4A986
- Owner when cancelled: [Decicco Felix Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DECICCO%20FELIX%20JR)
- Location: [Greensboro, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Greensboro)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4SG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4SG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4SG-1975-05-09

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 Whittman Tailwind W-8: https://openairdocs.org/model/whittman-tailwind-w-8.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 IAD73FLJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FLJ24), Apr 14, 1973: Whitman W-8 (N4SG), Alamance, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N4SG

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4SG): Piper PA-32R-301T, S/N 3257282, built 2002

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