N226BW is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Whitehead Wilburn B Jr TITAN TORNADO II built in 1998. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 18, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Whitehead Wilburn B Jr TITAN TORNADO II cancelled June 18, 2013
- Serial number
- D97618SOHK0277
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1998
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- April 24, 2009
- Last FAA action
- April 24, 2009
- Last owner
- Book Walter J (Individual)
Jonesville, LA - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
NTSB accident and incident record under N226BW
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Whitehead Titan · serial D97618SOHK0277
The pilot's incorrect use of pitch control, resulting in induced pitch oscillations and loss of aircraft control. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's total lack of experience in aircraft make/model, and his lack of recency of experience.
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