Single-engine piston

N31543

Homebuilt W9 Tailwind

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
209
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Florence, AL
Registration record

N31543 on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt W9 Tailwind
Serial
209
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Florence, AL
Certificate issued
2022-09-08
Airworthiness date
1979-05-11
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A35C64
Mode S (octal)
50656144
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-09-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N31543 to the current registrant.
  • 1979-05-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1944-02-17
    N31543 previously assigned to a Stinson 10A (s/n 7792); cancelled.
Overview

About N31543

N31543 is a Homebuilt W9 Tailwind, serial number 209. It is registered to an individual in Florence, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 8, 2022 and expires on September 30, 2029.

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 May 11, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N31543.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N31543.

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.