# N77DR: Rehling WITTMAN TAILWIND W-8, registration cancelled 1992-12-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 22, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Rehling WITTMAN TAILWIND W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/rehling-wittman-tailwind-w-8) (registry code 9790812)
- Serial number: 270
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 27, 1989
- Last registry action: November 25, 1992
- Mode S code: AA6709
- Owner when cancelled: [Diedrich Steve](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIEDRICH%20STEVE)
- Location: [Costa Mesa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Costa%20Mesa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6481° N, 117.9212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92627, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77DR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=77DR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77DR-1992-12-22

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 Rehling WITTMAN TAILWIND W-8: https://openairdocs.org/model/rehling-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 LAX90DUG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUG02), Nov 26, 1989: Wittman Tailwind W-8 (N77DR), Chino, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## 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 19891125046729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891125046729A), Nov 25, 1989: Amtrwt TAILWINDW8 (N77DR), Chino, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported engine failed on final for the runway. Crashed into soft field and irrigation pipes.

## Other aircraft with N77DR

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77DR): Piper PA-32R-301, S/N 3246005, built 1995

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