# N64855: Whittman Tailwind W-8, registration cancelled 1997-02-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 6, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Whittman Tailwind W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/whittman-tailwind-w-8) (registry code 9790232)
- Serial number: 266
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 26, 1994
- Mode S code: A88618
- Owner when cancelled: [Yaney Ralph D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YANEY%20RALPH%20D)
- Location: [Billings, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Billings)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64855
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=64855
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64855-1997-02-06

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 Whittman Tailwind W-8: https://openairdocs.org/model/whittman-tailwind-w-8.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19960918037749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960918037749I), Sep 18, 1996: Amtrwt TAILWINDW8 (N64855), Rio Vista, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot of the aircraft stated he had a rough running engine when the engine failed he tried to reach the Rio Vista, CA airport. He was unable to…

## Other aircraft with N64855

- [Cancelled 1955-10-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64855-1955-10-25): Consolidated Vultee BT-15, S/N 2677, built 1941. Owner: [Gateka Allen And Ritchie Thomas C Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GATEKA%20ALLEN%20AND%20RITCHIE%20THOMAS%20C%20JR), [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)

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