# Yamaha SIDEWINDER

- Type: Engine model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 80002
- Manufacturer (registry): YAMAHA
- Model: SIDEWINDER
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Power: 200 hp
- Installed in: 6 registered aircraft
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/engine/yamaha-sidewinder

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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## Registered aircraft (6)

- [N145MM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N145MM): [Whiskey Romeo LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHISKEY%20ROMEO%20LLC), [Hayden, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Hayden), built 2026, S/N 0001
- [N46XL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46XL): [Austin Scott Owen](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AUSTIN%20SCOTT%20OWEN), [Burbank, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Burbank), built 2025, S/N JA731-07-24
- [N696WR](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N696WR): [Whiskey Romeo LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHISKEY%20ROMEO%20LLC), [Hayden, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Hayden), built 2025, S/N BLAK005
- [N7770J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7770J): [Heckel Robert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HECKEL%20ROBERT), [Frankston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Frankston), built 2024, S/N JA631-06-21
- [N864SC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N864SC): [Action Signs Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ACTION%20SIGNS%20INC), [Nampa, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Nampa), built 2022, S/N JA654-11-21
- [N9TW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9TW): [Gill Craig](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GILL%20CRAIG), [Granbury, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Granbury), built 2025, S/N BLA001

## 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 CEN25LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA137), Mar 26, 2025: Just Highlander (N7770J), Rusk, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.

## 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 20250429013949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250429013949A), Apr 29, 2025: Robert James Heckel JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER (N7770J), Substantial damage. Aircraft encountered a crosswind gust while landing, which resulted in the aircraft going inverted and landing inverted.
- [Incident 20240823014159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240823014159I), Aug 23, 2024: Henry Steven J JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER (N864SC), Nampa, ID, Minor damage. Aircraft was on short final to runway 29 when the engine quit resulting in a hard landing 300' short of the runway. Shortly after the pilot called and updated…

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