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N14VK1999 Lidster Robert TAILWIND W-8

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Dec 17, 2014.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Jun 2002)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Mesquite, TX
owner city / state
Engine
UNKNOWN ENG
Ama/Expr
Owners
1
since 1999
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 2002
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Mesquite, TX
Certificate issued
Dec 2, 1999
Canceled
Dec 17, 2014
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur Built
Airworthiness date
Oct 1, 2001

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Lidster Robert
Model
TAILWIND W-8
Year
1999
Serial number
14808
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
2
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A0A23C

Engine

Make and model
Ama/Expr Unknown Eng
Type
Reciprocating

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 1999 – 2014Individual ownerMesquite, TX
  2. until 1997Godwin Aircraft INCMemphis, TN · different airframe: Beechcraft B90 S/N Lj365

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Jun 23, 2002 · Mesquite, TX

The in-flight separation of the outboard portion of the left wing due to the failure of the wing spar resulting from the builder's improper installation of a wing that did not meet the drawing specifications.

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Fatal
Report
FTW02LA187

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for FTW02LA187)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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