N12079 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Sutton TAILWIND W8L built in 1972. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 13, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N12079 is reserved by Dallas Fort Worth International Airport since July 16, 2026. Reservation type: Reserved, no fee.
Sutton TAILWIND W8L cancelled December 13, 2012
- Serial number
- 28707
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1972
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- May 14, 1999
- Last FAA action
- September 11, 2008
- Last owner
- Cody Gerald W (Partnership)
Sparks, NV - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Arthur Hillmer HILLMER-1 cancelled February 11, 1933
- Serial number
- 1
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Arthur Hillmer (Individual)
Hinsdale, IL - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N12079
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Sutton Tailwind W-8L · serial 28707
The pilot performed aerobatics at low altitude and failed to maintain clearance from the gound resulting in a collision with the terrain.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site