Single-engine piston

N69RN

1980 Homebuilt Wittman Tailwind W-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
412
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Sebastopol, CA
Registration record

N69RN on the FAA register

Type
1980 Homebuilt Wittman Tailwind W-8
Serial
412
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Sebastopol, CA
Certificate issued
2017-11-28
Airworthiness date
1991-10-12
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A929E1
Mode S (octal)
52224741
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-11-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N69RN.
  • 1991-10-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
Overview

About N69RN

N69RN is a 1980 Homebuilt Wittman Tailwind W-8, serial number 412. It is registered to an individual in Sebastopol, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 28, 2017 and expires on November 30, 2027.

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 12, 1991.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N69RN.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N69RN.

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.