Single-engine piston

N3515A

1968 Homebuilt Tailwind W-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1968
Serial
1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Jamestown, CA
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Registration record

N3515A on the FAA register

Type
1968 Homebuilt Tailwind W-8
Serial
1
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Jamestown, CA
Certificate issued
1987-09-17
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A3EB8C
Mode S (octal)
50765614
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1987-09-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N3515A to the current registrant.
  • 1974-04-02
    N3515A previously assigned to a Piper Tri-Pacer (s/n 22-1787); cancelled.
  • 1968
    Manufactured (1968).
Overview

About N3515A

N3515A is a 1968 Homebuilt Tailwind W-8, serial number 1. It is registered to an individual in Jamestown, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 17, 1987 and expires on April 30, 2028.

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

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3515A. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-03-15 Accident · Wh.Sulph.Spg,Mont, 26 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1313
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-22 — a different aircraft that carried the N3515A registration before this airframe.

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.