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N5566

WILFORD WITTMAN TAILWIND W-8 · 1969 · Valid

N5566 is a WILFORD WITTMAN TAILWIND W-8 (year 1969), valid on the FAA registry as of 2026-07-12. Owner type: individual. No NTSB accident or incident matches this tail in our snapshot. Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database.

Snapshot date: 2026-07-12 · Source: registry.faa.gov

Registration

Status
Valid
Serial number
276
Issued
—
Expires
—
Type aircraft
Fixed wing single-engine
State
MA

Registered owner

T. L.

MA

Ownership timeline
  • CurrentIndividual owner (redacted)since —
  • Earlier owners are reconstructed from successive FAA snapshots and shown when our archive has at least two transitions for this tail.
Accident or incident history(0 matches)

No NTSB CAROL record matches N5566 in our snapshot. The official NTSB search may show later filings. Open NTSB CAROL.

Applicable Airworthiness Directives(0 on the make-model list)

AD applicability depends on serial range, engine, and propeller. Use the FAA AD library or your A&P mechanic for a definitive applicability list for N5566.

Type certificate

WILFORD WITTMAN TAILWIND W-8 is governed by the FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet for the WILFORD family. The TCDS is the authoritative reference for engine, weight, and equipment configuration.

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