# N552: Korngold Ralph D WITTMAN TAILWIND W-8, registration cancelled 1977-07-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 8, 1977
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Korngold Ralph D WITTMAN TAILWIND W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/korngold-ralph-d-wittman-tailwind-w-8) (registry code 9790848)
- Serial number: 3
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 29, 1975
- Mode S code: A706D8
- Owner when cancelled: [Korngold Ralph](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KORNGOLD%20RALPH)
- Location: [Palo Alto, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Palo%20Alto)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N552
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=552
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N552-1977-07-08

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 Korngold Ralph D WITTMAN TAILWIND W-8: https://openairdocs.org/model/korngold-ralph-d-wittman-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 DEN76FTC35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTC35), May 21, 1976: Wittman W-10 (N552), Green River, WY, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N552

- [Cancelled 1930-05-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N552-1930-05-07): Standard J-1, S/N 999, built 1920. Owner: [Palmer Joe Collier](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PALMER%20JOE%20COLLIER), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)

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