# N74890: 1963 Whittman Tailwind W-8, registration cancelled 2014-11-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 18, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Whittman Tailwind W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/whittman-tailwind-w-8) (registry code 9790271)
- Engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 153
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 23, 1978
- Certificate issued: February 18, 1989
- Last registry action: May 2, 2007
- Mode S code: AA13EE
- Owner when cancelled: [Summit Academy Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUMMIT%20ACADEMY%20INC)
- Location: [Waynesville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Waynesville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4620° N, 82.9887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28786, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74890
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=74890
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74890-2014-11-18

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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.

- [Accident 19890706021139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890706021139A), Jul 6, 1989: Amtrwt TAILWINDW8 (N74890), Star Junction, PA, Substantial damage. Fuel starvation near destination. On landing,hit trees. Non vented fuel cap on auxiliary rear tank. Expired manual.

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