N74849 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Whittman Tailwind W-8 built in 1964. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 21, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled".
Whittman Tailwind W-8 cancelled February 21, 2013
- Serial number
- WH-1
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1964
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- May 31, 2006
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Scranton, KS - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
NTSB accident and incident record under N74849
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Whittman Tailwind · serial WH-1
The pilot improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his inadequate compensation for a tailwind, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent collision with the ground. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's selection of a wrong runway, the tailwind, trees, and the pond.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Wittman, S.J. W-8 · serial WH-1
PILOT INADVERTENTLY STALLED THE AIRPLANE.
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