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N14VK

N14VK is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Lidster Robert TAILWIND W-8 built in 1999. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 17, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Lidster Robert TAILWIND W-8 cancelled December 17, 2014

Serial number
14808
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1999
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
December 2, 1999
Last FAA action
December 16, 2008
Last owner
Lidster Robert E (Individual)
Mesquite, TX
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

Beech B90 cancelled March 24, 1997

Serial number
LJ365
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprop
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Philippines
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
September 30, 1996
Last owner
Godwin Aircraft INC (Corporation)
Memphis, TN
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N14VK

FTW02LA187Accident on June 23, 2002 at Mesquite, TX: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Lidster Wittman Tailwind W-8 · serial 14808

The in-flight separation of the outboard portion of the left wing due to the failure of the wing spar resulting from the builder's improper installation of a wing that did not meet the drawing specifications.

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