Single-engine piston

N78Y

1984 Homebuilt Wittman Tailwind W8M

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1984
Serial
001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Nampa, ID
Registration record

N78Y on the FAA register

Type
1984 Homebuilt Wittman Tailwind W8M
Serial
001
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Nampa, ID
Certificate issued
2009-10-29
Airworthiness date
1985-08-08
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AA9053
Mode S (octal)
52510123
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-10-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N78Y to the current registrant.
  • 1985-08-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1984
    Manufactured (1984).
  • 1970-07-17
    N78Y previously assigned to a Raven Industries 3323-261-134 (s/n 1); cancelled.
Overview

About N78Y

N78Y is a 1984 Homebuilt Wittman Tailwind W8M, serial number 001. It is registered to an individual in Nampa, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 29, 2009 and expires on September 30, 2028.

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 August 8, 1985.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N78Y.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N78Y.

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.