# N74849: 1964 Whittman Tailwind W-8, registration cancelled 2013-02-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 21, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Whittman Tailwind W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/whittman-tailwind-w-8) (registry code 979020J)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: WH-1
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 19, 1979
- Last registry action: May 31, 2006
- Mode S code: AA1348
- Location: [Scranton, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Scranton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7512° N, 95.7196° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66537, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74849
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=74849
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74849-2013-02-21

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (2)

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 CHI05CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA107), Apr 27, 2005: Whittman Tailwind (N74849), Lyndon, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his inadequate compensation for a tailwind, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent collision with the ground. Contributing to the…
- [NTSB ATL89DMG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DMG04), Jul 17, 1989: Wittman, S.J. W-8 (N74849), Washington, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT INADVERTENTLY STALLED THE AIRPLANE.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Accident 20050427007489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050427007489A), Apr 27, 2005: Amtr TAILWINDW8 (N74849), Lyndon, KS, Substantial damage. (-23) On April 28, 2005, the pilot [privacy data omitted] , holder of private pilot certificate [privacy data omitted], failed to adequately control N74849, a…
- [Accident 19890717022599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890717022599A), Jul 17, 1989: Amtrwt TAILWIND (N74849), Washington, NC, Substantial damage. Bounced, lost control on landing came down hard and nosed over.

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