# Wittman W8L

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 979029D
- Manufacturer (registry): WITTMAN
- Model: W8L
- 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/wittman-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)

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 (2)

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 LAX94LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA025), Oct 27, 1993: Wittman Tailwind W8L (N9052C), San Jose, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON(S). A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNSUITABLE NATURE OF THE TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING THE FORCED LANDING.
- [NTSB MKC66D0066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0066), Jun 20, 1965: Tailwind W8L (N9052C), Chillicothe, MO, 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.

- [Harwood-Turner W8L](https://openairdocs.org/model/harwood-turner-w8l): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05601MY
- [Watson Tailwind W8-L](https://openairdocs.org/model/watson-tailwind-w8-l): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 97902J3

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