Single-engine piston

N768WM

1942 Boeing/Stearman E75

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1942
Serial
75-7394
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tailwinds Air Inc (Corporation)
Based
Morganza, LA
Registration record

N768WM on the FAA register

Type
1942 Boeing/Stearman E75
Serial
75-7394
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Tailwinds Air Inc
Morganza, LA
Certificate issued
2022-03-28
Airworthiness date
2022-05-16
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
AA6140
Mode S (octal)
52460500
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-06-07
    Accident at Shuteston, LA; damage: substantial.
  • 2022-05-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2022-03-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N768WM.
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N768WM

N768WM is a 1942 Boeing/Stearman E75, serial number 75-7394. The FAA register lists Tailwinds Air Inc as the registrant in Morganza, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 28, 2022 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated May 16, 2022.

N768WM has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-06-07 Accident · Shuteston, LA Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN24LA213
Reported aircraft: Boeing E75
Probable cause: The pilot failure to maintain directional control while landing on a wet grass strip.
NTSB report ↗

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.