Single-engine piston

N5566

1969 Homebuilt Wittman Tailwind W-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1969
Serial
276
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Orange, MA
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Registration record

N5566 on the FAA register

Type
1969 Homebuilt Wittman Tailwind W-8
Serial
276
Engines
Continental IO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Orange, MA
Certificate issued
2022-04-08
Airworthiness date
1980-04-18
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A718DF
Mode S (octal)
51614337
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-04-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N5566 to the current registrant.
  • 1980-04-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1969
    Manufactured (1969).
  • 1929-04-24
    N5566 previously assigned to a Aeromarine Plane And Motor Co 40 (s/n 5055); cancelled.
Overview

About N5566

N5566 is a 1969 Homebuilt Wittman Tailwind W-8, serial number 276. It is registered to an individual in Orange, Massachusetts. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 8, 2022 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-360 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 18, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5566.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5566.

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.