Single-engine piston

N52816

2019 Homebuilt Wittman Tailwind W10

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2019
Serial
001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Volkswagen 2180CC
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Sioux Falls, SD
Registration record

N52816 on the FAA register

Type
2019 Homebuilt Wittman Tailwind W10
Serial
001
Engines
Volkswagen 2180CC
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Sioux Falls, SD
Certificate issued
2024-06-09
Airworthiness date
2019-07-25
Registration expires
2031-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6A940
Mode S (octal)
51524500
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-06-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N52816 to the current registrant.
  • 2019-07-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2010-07-14
    N52816 previously assigned to a Cessna Turbo 182T Skylane / T182T / 182 T (s/n T18209001); cancelled.
  • 2004-11-22
    N52816 previously assigned to a Homebuilt Super Koala (s/n SK072); cancelled.
  • 1988-11-10
    N52816 previously assigned to a Cessna 172P Skyhawk (s/n 17274613); cancelled.
  • 1970-09-03
    N52816 previously assigned to a Boeing/Stearman A75 N1 / PT-17 Kaydet (s/n 75-191); cancelled.
Overview

About N52816

N52816 is a 2019 Homebuilt Wittman Tailwind W10, serial number 001. It is registered to an individual in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 9, 2024 and expires on June 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Volkswagen 2180CC engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 25, 2019.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N52816. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-08-04 Accident · Dawson,Ga, 10 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3124
Reported aircraft: Boeing A75 — a different aircraft that carried the N52816 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.