# N88TK: 1993 Bitonti Frank Edward WITTMAN W-8, registration cancelled 2013-09-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bitonti Frank Edward WITTMAN W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/bitonti-frank-edward-wittman-w-8) (registry code 9790858)
- 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: MSB-1
- Year built: 1993
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 21, 1993
- Certificate issued: March 15, 1991
- Last registry action: June 16, 2009
- Mode S code: AC1D2F
- Owner when cancelled: [Bitonti Frank E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BITONTI%20FRANK%20E)
- Location: [Detroit, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Detroit)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3658° N, 83.1428° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48204, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88TK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88TK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88TK-2013-09-30

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Bitonti Frank Edward WITTMAN W-8: https://openairdocs.org/model/bitonti-frank-edward-wittman-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 CHI96LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA054), Dec 16, 1995: Bitonti Wittman WT-8 (N88TK), Plymouth, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: a stuck exhaust valve resulting in an overtemperature condition of the cylinder, the pilot's continued operation without corrective maintenance, and his failure to maintain aircraft control.

## 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 19951216040799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951216040799A), Dec 16, 1995: Amtrwt WITTSV (N88TK), Plymouth, MI, Destroyed. Hot cyl temp on climbout. Retarded power. Engine quit. Hit trailer boat landing. NR1 exhaust valve stuck open. (-23) on December 16, 1995, frank bitonti crash…

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