# Nerstrom Tailwind W-8

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 97902E4
- Manufacturer (registry): NERSTROM TAILWIND
- Model: W-8
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Cruise speed: 112 mph
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/nerstrom-tailwind-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 CHI98LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA083), Jan 20, 1998: Nerstrom-Tailwind W-8 (N12038), Lodi, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain a proper altitude due to the whiteout conditions. Factors associated with the accident were the low pass performed by the pilot and the visual illusion created by the…

## 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 19980120003849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980120003849A), Jan 20, 1998: Amtr TAILWINDW8 (N12038), Lodi, WI, Destroyed. Low over Lake to look for landing on ice. Hit rough ice. Sheared wings and landing gear. (.4)the pilot said he was observing the airplane's shadow as he made a…

## 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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