Single-engine piston

N299CB

2002 Homebuilt Tailwind - W8

Not current (FAA status 18) 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2002
Serial
989
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Not current (FAA status 18)
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Clovis, NM
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Registration record

N299CB on the FAA register

Type
2002 Homebuilt Tailwind - W8
Serial
989
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Clovis, NM
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
2002-03-06
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A3171D
Mode S (octal)
50613435
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Not current (FAA status 18)
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2015-07-26
    Accident at Portales, NM; damage: substantial.
  • 2002-03-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N299CB

N299CB is a 2002 Homebuilt Tailwind - W8, serial number 989. It is registered to an individual in Clovis, New Mexico.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated March 6, 2002.

N299CB has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2015-07-26 Accident · Portales, NM Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · GAA15CA199
Reported aircraft: Norton Claude C Tailwind W8
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack while maneuvering and a subsequent aerodynamic stall.

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.