Single-engine piston

N9424H

1962 Homebuilt W-8

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1962
Serial
86
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C90 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Rockford, IL
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Registration record

N9424H on the FAA register

Type
1962 Homebuilt W-8
Serial
86
Engines
Continental C90 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Rockford, IL
Certificate issued
1998-08-29
Airworthiness date
1980-04-25
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AD1782
Mode S (octal)
53213602
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-02-14
    Accident at Poplar Grove, IL; damage: destroyed.
  • 1998-08-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N9424H.
  • 1980-04-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1962
    Manufactured (1962).
Overview

About N9424H

N9424H is a 1962 Homebuilt W-8, serial number 86. It is registered to an individual in Rockford, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 29, 1998 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C90 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 25, 1980.

N9424H has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-02-14 Accident · Poplar Grove, IL Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ERA26FA114
Reported aircraft: Tailwind W-8
Preliminary report: On February 14, 2026, about 1600 central standard time, an experimental, amateur-built Tailwind W-8 airplane, N9424H, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Poplar Grove, Illinois. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.  According to witnesses, the pilot attended a local fly-in event at Cottonwood airport (1C8), Rockford, Illinois, and was returning to Poplar Grove Airport (C77) at the time of the accident. The pilot departed 1C8 about 15 minutes before the accident. The pilot was not in communication with air traffic control during the approximately 13 nm flight.   A witness who…
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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.