Single-engine piston

N282M

Homebuilt Wittman Tailwind W-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
652
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Lacon, IL
Registration record

N282M on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Wittman Tailwind W-8
Serial
652
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lacon, IL
Certificate issued
2025-02-05
Airworthiness date
1988-08-01
Registration expires
2032-02-29
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A2D67C
Mode S (octal)
50553174
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-02-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N282M to the current registrant.
  • 2000-11-27
    N282M previously assigned to a Beechcraft D18S (s/n A-399); cancelled.
  • 1988-08-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N282M

N282M is a Homebuilt Wittman Tailwind W-8, serial number 652. It is registered to an individual in Lacon, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 5, 2025 and expires on February 29, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-290 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 1, 1988.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N282M.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N282M.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.