Single-engine piston

N90649

2002 Homebuilt Wittman Tailwind W8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
225
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Smyrna, TN
Registration record

N90649 on the FAA register

Type
2002 Homebuilt Wittman Tailwind W8
Serial
225
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Smyrna, TN
Certificate issued
2016-10-05
Airworthiness date
2002-07-23
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AC887C
Mode S (octal)
53104174
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-10-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N90649 to the current registrant.
  • 2002-07-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1979-08-16
    N90649 previously assigned to a D&R Industries Producair XF-4 (s/n 001); cancelled.
Overview

About N90649

N90649 is a 2002 Homebuilt Wittman Tailwind W8, serial number 225. It is registered to an individual in Smyrna, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 5, 2016 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 23, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N90649. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-05-22 Accident · Cape Seniavin,Ak, 02 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3307
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-22 — a different aircraft that carried the N90649 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FOR LACK OF LUBRICATION UNDTRMD.FLOAT EQUIPPED.

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.