# Ronald Hale WHITTMAN TAILWIND

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 056310I
- Manufacturer (registry): RONALD HALE
- Model: WHITTMAN TAILWIND
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · 4 cycle
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/ronald-hale-whittman-tailwind

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 (1)

- [N619NT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N619NT): [Cahill Richard J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAHILL%20RICHARD%20J), [Columbus, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Columbus), built 2013, S/N 4039

## 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 CEN18LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA275), Jul 12, 2018: Whittman Tailwind (N619NT), Orient, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s and the flight instructor's incorrect use of the modified mixture control, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and a forced landing. Also causal was 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 20180712011019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180712011019A), Jul 12, 2018: Ronald Hale WHITTMAN TAILWIND (N619NT), Orient, OH, Substantial damage. Mixture control modified from original industry standard configuration of full forward (in) for full rich to full forward for lean (fuel cutoff). As a result,…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Cockroft Lindon U WHITTMAN TAILWIND](https://openairdocs.org/model/cockroft-lindon-u-whittman-tailwind): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 9790472
- [Owen WHITTMAN TAILWIND](https://openairdocs.org/model/owen-whittman-tailwind): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 9790803
- [Endler WHITTMAN TAILWIND](https://openairdocs.org/model/endler-whittman-tailwind): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 9790811

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