# N6803D: 1959 Whittman W-8, registration cancelled 2018-01-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 5, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Whittman W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/whittman-w-8) (registry code 97902M6)
- 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: 64
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 29, 1978
- Certificate issued: July 27, 1987
- Last registry action: November 6, 2011
- Mode S code: A905FC
- Owner when cancelled: [Podhajsky Ronald J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PODHAJSKY%20RONALD%20J)
- Location: [Los Gatos, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Gatos)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.2216° N, 121.9832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95030, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6803D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6803D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6803D-2018-01-05

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 W-8: https://openairdocs.org/model/whittman-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 CHI90LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA204), Jul 29, 1990: Whittman W-8 (N6803D), Toledo, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: WRONG RUNWAY SELECTED AND ABORTED TAKEOFF DELAYED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

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