# Sutton TAILWIND W8L

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 9790290
- Manufacturer (registry): SUTTON
- Model: TAILWIND W8L
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Cruise speed: 111 mph
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/sutton-tailwind-w8l

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)

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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 LAX01LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA087), Feb 4, 2001: Sutton Tailwind W-8L (N12079), Reno, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot performed aerobatics at low altitude and failed to maintain clearance from the gound resulting in a collision with the terrain.

## 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 20010204028819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010204028819A), Feb 4, 2001: Amtr TAILWINDW8L (N12079), Reno, NV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) On 02/04/01, 1350 hours PST, this experimental amateur built airplane with two souls aboard collided with the terrain while maneuvering 20 miles north of…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Whittman-Sackman TAILWIND W8-L](https://openairdocs.org/model/whittman-sackman-tailwind-w8-l): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 97902W0

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