Single-engine piston

N4645

1979 Homebuilt Wittman TAILWIND-W-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
189
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Champaign, IL
Registration record

N4645 on the FAA register

Type
1979 Homebuilt Wittman TAILWIND-W-8
Serial
189
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Champaign, IL
Certificate issued
2011-02-15
Airworthiness date
1979-10-18
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A5AB7E
Mode S (octal)
51325576
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-02-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N4645 to the current registrant.
  • 1979-10-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1932-09-13
    N4645 previously assigned to a Waco Gxe (s/n G-1421); cancelled.
Overview

About N4645

N4645 is a 1979 Homebuilt Wittman TAILWIND-W-8, serial number 189. It is registered to an individual in Champaign, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 15, 2011 and expires on February 28, 2030.

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 October 18, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N4645.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N4645.

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.