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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N3992A

N3992A is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Tomishin-Whittman Tailwind W-8 built in 1964. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 23, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Tomishin-Whittman Tailwind W-8 cancelled May 23, 2017

Serial number
37
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1964
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
June 13, 2002
Last FAA action
January 5, 2009
Last owner
Rice Sean T (Individual)
Albuquerque, NM
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N3992A

FTW02LA242Accident on August 27, 2002 at Albuquerque, NM: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Whittman Tailwind W-8 · serial 37

The structural failure and separation of a propeller blade for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain available to the pilot to execute a forced landing.

ATL87DEI12Accident on September 4, 1987 at Painesville, OH: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Tomishin W-8 · serial 37

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