Aircraft Description
N117A is a 1965 Whittman Tailwind W-8, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Hjelle Tim D in Malone, WI. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on August 4, 1980. The registration certificate was issued on November 27, 2017. The registration is set to expire on November 30, 2027. Powered by a Cont Motor C90 SERIES engine producing 95 horsepower, N117A is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A04634 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N117A was last updated on April 1, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Whittman Tailwind is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 7 Whittman Tailwind aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the W-8 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N117A. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC