# N11715: 1931 Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 12-W - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 12-W](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-travel-air-12-w) (registry code 2621304, 2 seats) - Engine: [Warner SCARAB series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-scarab-series) (registry code 64502) - Data sheets: [TCDS ATC 407](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/ATC%20407) (Curtiss-Wright Corporation) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 12W-2040 - Year built: 1931 - Type: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: September 17, 1975 - Certificate issued: February 8, 2007 - Expires: July 31, 2029 - Mode S code: A048CD - Registered owner: [Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTERN%20ANTIQUE%20AEROPLANE%20%26%20AUTOMOBILE%20MUSEUM) - Location: [Hood River, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Hood%20River) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 45.6068° N, 121.6023° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97031, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=11715 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11715 From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Warner SCARAB model are included. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 1 in force ### Matched by airframe (Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 12-W) None in force. ### Matched by engine (Warner SCARAB series) - [AD 51-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/51-04-02): Cylinder Holddown Studs · Warner Engine Scarab Jr. Series 40, Scarab Jr. Series 50, Scarab Series 28 and 13 more ## Information bulletins (advisory) None matched. ## NTSB investigations (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB SEA98LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA151), Jul 26, 1998: Curtiss-Wright 12W (N11715), Woodland, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot in command misjudged clearance from high vegetation when he landed. Factors include inadequate mowing of high vegetation by airport personnel, providing insufficient clearance for the… ## FAA accident and incident reports (1) From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [Accident 19980726017589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980726017589A), Jul 26, 1998: Curtis TRAVELAIR12W (N11715), Woodland, WA, Substantial damage. Caught left wing in grass on edge runway. Ground looped. Damaged prop and wing. (.4)the pilot of the antique biplane stated that he preferred to land on grass… ## Service difficulty reports None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (8) Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do. ### Approved for the airframe (Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 12-W) - [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC - [STC SA4503NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4503NM): Remove original cloth covering and install Ceconite covering. Ceconite Division of Poly-Fiber Inc - [STC SA01406NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01406NY): Installation of Airwolf remote mounted engine oil filter kit AFC-K017 on single and multi-engine fixed light aircraft and rotary wing. Airwolf Filter Corporation ### Approved for the engine (Warner SCARAB series) - [STC SE04651CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE04651CH): To allow use of l00R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification SPEC-l00R-22. Swift Fuels LLC. Lists Scarab Jr. Series 40 - [STC SE01966WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE01966WI): Use of GAMI G100UL High Octane Unleaded Avgas in spark ignition piston aircraft engines. General Aviation Modifications Inc. Lists Scarab Jr. Series 40 - [STC SE2591 CE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE2591%20CE): Add unleaded automotive gasoline, 87 minimum antiknock index and leaded automotive gasoline, 88 minimum antiknock index(RON + MON)/2, per ASTM Specification D-439. Petersen Aviation Inc. Lists Scarab Series 28 - [STC SE2591CE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE2591CE): Add unleaded automotive gasoline, 87 minimum antiknock index and leaded automotive gasoline, 88 minimum antiknock index(RON + MON)/2, per ASTM Specification D-439. Petersen Aviation Inc. Lists Scarab Series 28 - [STC SE4601SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE4601SW): Modify intake and exhaust valves. Daily Tubbs Aero, Inc. Lists Scarab Series 40 ## Related - Other Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 12-W aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-travel-air-12-w/aircraft.md - The Warner SCARAB series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-scarab-series.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.