# N88809: 1974 Ferguson TAILWIND W-8, registration cancelled 2018-02-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 7, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Ferguson TAILWIND W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/ferguson-tailwind-w-8) (registry code 9790303)
- 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: 1
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 16, 1979
- Certificate issued: July 8, 1987
- Last registry action: March 13, 2012
- Mode S code: AC3E07
- Owner when cancelled: [Mikonis Paul Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIKONIS%20PAUL%20JR)
- Location: [Yerington, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Yerington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8297° N, 119.1148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89447, within about 16 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88809
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88809
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88809-2018-02-07

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Ferguson TAILWIND W-8: https://openairdocs.org/model/ferguson-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 20010802019409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010802019409I), Aug 2, 2001: Amtr TAILWINDW8 (N88809), Hawthorne, NV, Minor damage. (-23) Hard landing. Aircraft bounced, departed runway. Right landing gear collapsed.

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