# Whittman W-8

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry codes: 97902LV, 97902M6, 97902NM
- Manufacturer (registry): WHITTMAN
- 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/whittman-w-8

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. The FAA lists this model under more than one registry code, usually for different spellings of the maker. This page covers them all.

## 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 (3)

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 CHI90LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA204), Jul 29, 1990: Whittman W-8 (N6803D), Toledo, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: WRONG RUNWAY SELECTED AND ABORTED TAKEOFF DELAYED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.
- [NTSB MKC76DER65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DER65), Apr 26, 1976: Wittman W-8 (N5995V), Hutchinson, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC72FGT04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FGT04), Aug 1, 1971: Whittman W-8 (N1111N), Halifax, PA, substantial damage

## 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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