N557CL is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Roe Cleo WITTMAN TAILWIND W10 built in 1992. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 23, 2017. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Roe Cleo WITTMAN TAILWIND W10 cancelled January 23, 2017
- Serial number
- 557
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1992
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- November 18, 2016
- Last FAA action
- November 18, 2016
- Last owner
- Ryan Jared B (Individual)
Houston, TX - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
NTSB accident and incident record under N557CL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Roe Cleo WITTMAN TAILWIND W10 · serial 557
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a climbing turn after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate training in the airplane, which did not include training on the airplane's stall characteristics.
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