# Hedeman Donald W-8

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05622HS
- Manufacturer (registry): HEDEMAN DONALD
- Model: W-8
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/hedeman-donald-w-8

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## 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 CHI06CA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA253), Sep 3, 2006: Hedeman Tailwind W8 (N4FD), Platteville, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight which resulted in a blocked fuel vent that led to fuel starvation.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to aircraft with this model.

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Wittman Tailwind W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/wittman-tailwind-w-8): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 97902Z3
- [Dillon Terry C W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/dillon-terry-c-w-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056255M
- [Whittman Tailwind W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/whittman-tailwind-w-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 979022A
- [Whittman Tailwind W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/whittman-tailwind-w-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 979025U
- [Wittman Tailwind W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/wittman-tailwind-w-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 979026A
- [Wittman Tailwind W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/wittman-tailwind-w-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 979027P
- [Whittman Tailwind W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/whittman-tailwind-w-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 9790280
- [Wittman Tailwind W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/wittman-tailwind-w-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 9790287
- [Whittman Tailwind W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/whittman-tailwind-w-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 979028G
- [Wojahn-Wittman Tailwind W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/wojahn-wittman-tailwind-w-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 979028H
- [Wittman Tailwind W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/wittman-tailwind-w-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 979028Y
- [La France Tailwind W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/la-france-tailwind-w-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 97902DP

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