Single-engine piston

N6168Y

1995 Homebuilt Wittman Tailwind W10

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1995
Serial
JC5
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Morgan Hill, CA
Registration record

N6168Y on the FAA register

Type
1995 Homebuilt Wittman Tailwind W10
Serial
JC5
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Morgan Hill, CA
Certificate issued
2014-10-10
Airworthiness date
1995-11-29
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A8088F
Mode S (octal)
52004217
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-10-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N6168Y to the current registrant.
  • 1995-11-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1975-05-08
    N6168Y previously assigned to a Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM) (s/n 27-3389); cancelled.
Overview

About N6168Y

N6168Y is a 1995 Homebuilt Wittman Tailwind W10, serial number JC5. It is registered to co-owners in Morgan Hill, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 10, 2014 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated November 29, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N6168Y. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-09-11 Accident · Austin,Minn, 23 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 4339
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-23 — a different aircraft that carried the N6168Y registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ST.
1968-01-22 Accident · Eureka,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0149
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-23 — a different aircraft that carried the N6168Y 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.