Single-engine piston

N917WT

2003 Homebuilt Wittman Tailwind W10

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2003
Serial
00-1170
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Ennis, MT
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Registration record

N917WT on the FAA register

Type
2003 Homebuilt Wittman Tailwind W10
Serial
00-1170
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Ennis, MT
Certificate issued
2003-01-10
Airworthiness date
2003-07-25
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ACB2B2
Mode S (octal)
53131262
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2004-08-01
    Accident at Waunakee, WI; damage: substantial.
  • 2003-07-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2003-01-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N917WT.
Overview

About N917WT

N917WT is a 2003 Homebuilt Wittman Tailwind W10, serial number 00-1170. It is registered to an individual in Ennis, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 10, 2003 and expires on April 30, 2029.

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 July 25, 2003.

N917WT has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2004-08-01 Accident · Waunakee, WI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI04CA211
Reported aircraft: Stamsta Wittman Tailwind W10
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed during final approach, which resulted in the inadvertent stall/mush at a low altitude and subsequent hard landing. A factor to the accident was the pilot's unsuccessful remedial action to the encountered stall/mush at a low altitude.

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.