Aircraft Description
N545L is a 1967 La France Tailwind W-8, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Wiebe James R in Valley Center, KS. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on May 23, 1980. The registration certificate was issued on July 13, 2023. The registration is set to expire on July 31, 2030. Powered by a Cont Motor C90 SERIES engine producing 95 horsepower, N545L is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A6EB79 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N545L was last updated on August 9, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
La France Tailwind is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 1 La France Tailwind aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the W-8 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N545L. 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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Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC