Aircraft Description
N717CA is a 1980 Adkins Cliff W 8 TAILWIND, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Scott Henry Bach in Yakima, WA. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on August 15, 1980. The registration certificate was issued on December 21, 2024. The registration is set to expire on December 31, 2031. Powered by a Lycoming 0-290 SERIES engine producing 140 horsepower, N717CA is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A99641 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N717CA was last updated on December 21, 2024. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Adkins Cliff is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 1 Adkins Cliff aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the W 8 TAILWIND model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N717CA. 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: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC