# N241: 1924 Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000 - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-travel-air-4000) (registry code 2621802, 3 seats) - Engine: [Wright WWJ series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-wwj-series) (registry code 67007) - Data sheets: [TCDS ATC 32 Curtiss-Wright](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/ATC%2032%20Curtiss-Wright) (Curtiss-Wright Corporation) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 1 - Year built: 1924 - Type: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Standard - Airworthiness date: August 13, 1959 - Certificate issued: January 31, 1973 - Expires: April 30, 2029 - Mode S code: A233B5 - Registered owner: [Eaa Aviation Foundation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EAA%20AVIATION%20FOUNDATION%20INC) - Location: [Oshkosh, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Oshkosh) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 44.0232° N, 88.5623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oshkosh, WI, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=241 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N241 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 Wright WWJ model are included. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force ### Matched by airframe (Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000) None in force. ### Matched by engine (Wright WWJ series) None in force. ## 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 CHI73FEP16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEP16), Aug 1, 1972: Travel Air 4000 (N241), Redgranite, WI, substantial damage ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N241. ## 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. ## Service difficulty reports on N241 not matched to an aircraft (13) They name N241, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [SDR 01FDEA01095](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/01FDEA01095), Dec 20, 2001: STEP. CORRODED. AIRSTAIRS STEP NR 9 CORRODED BS 1263 TO 1273. REPLACED STEP IAW FEDEX SRM 51-10-1 & DRAWING SR27-52-03 REV C. - [SDR 01FDEA01094](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/01FDEA01094), Dec 20, 2001: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING L/E RIB CRACKED WS 491.5 WBL 398. REPAIRED RIB IAW FEDEX SRM 51-40-2. - [SDR 01FDEA01096](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/01FDEA01096), Dec 19, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. RIGHT MLG WING DOOR INNER SKIN CRACKED. REPAIRED INNER SKIN OF RIGHT MLG WING DOOR IAW FEDEX SRM 52-80-2. - [SDR 01FDEA01088](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/01FDEA01088), Dec 18, 2001: WEB. CRACKED. WEB AT C-1 DOOR CUTOUT CRACKED BS 534 TO 540 AT STR 24R. REPAIRED WEB IAW FEDEX SRM 51-40-2. - [SDR 01FDEA01087](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/01FDEA01087), Dec 18, 2001: SUPPORT FITTING. CORRODED. SUPPORT FITTING NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR ACT RODS CORRODED BS 227.8 LBL 6. REPLACED SUPPORT FITTING IAW FEDEX MM 32-33-0514. - [SDR 01FDEA01086](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/01FDEA01086), Dec 18, 2001: SPAR. CORRODED. UPPER REAR SPAR OF LT HORIZ STAB HEAVY CORROSION STAB STA 188.65 RSS 116.71. REPAIRED UPPER SPAR IAW FEDEX SRM 55-10-5. - [SDR 01FDEA01085](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/01FDEA01085), Dec 18, 2001: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION OF FUSELAGE SKIN BS 720C TO D AT STR 28L. REPAIRED SKIN IAW FEDEX SRM 53-30-3. - [SDR 01FDEA01084](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/01FDEA01084), Dec 18, 2001: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. AFT LWR CORNER NR 1 CARGO DOOR FRAME CRACKED BS 600. REPAIRED DOOR FRAME IAW FEDEX SRM 51-30-02. - [SDR 01FEDA01083](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/01FEDA01083), Dec 18, 2001: SEAL. CRACKED. DITCHING SEAL CRACKED BS 1183 LBL 19 WL 208. INSTALLED FIBERGLASS REPAIR IAW FEDEX SRM 51-40-8. - [SDR 01FDEA01082](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/01FDEA01082), Dec 18, 2001: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. BULKHEAD WEB CRACKED AT BS 1183 LBL 66.35 WL 224.5. REPAIRED WEB IAW FEDEX SRM 51-30-2. - [SDR 01FDEA01081](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/01FDEA01081), Dec 18, 2001: RIB. CRACKED. RIB CRACKED ON NR 6 L/E SLAT WS 520 AT WBL 415. REPAIRED RIB IAW FEDEX SRM 57-50-3. - [SDR 01FDEA01080](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/01FDEA01080), Dec 18, 2001: RIB. CRACKED. RIB CRACKED ON NR 6 L/E SLAT WS 491 AT WBL 398. REPAIRED RIB IAW FEDEX SRM 57-50-03. - [SDR 01FDEA01079](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/01FDEA01079), Dec 18, 2001: RIB. CRACKED. RIB CRACKED ON NR 7 L/E SLAT WS 601 AT WBL 492. REPAIRED RIB IAW FEDEX SRM 57-50-3. ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (9) 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 4000) - [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 SA00024NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00024NY): Installation of Airwolf remote mounted engine oil filter kit AFC-K007 on single or multi-engine fixed wing light aircraft incorporating Lycoming reciprocating engines of 450 horsepower or less. Airwolf Filter Corporation - [STC SA01282NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01282NY): Installation of Airwolf remote mounted engine oil filter kit AFC-K015 on aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney radial reciprocating engine Series R-985, R-1340 and R-1830. Airwolf Filter Corporation - [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 - [STC SA00478CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00478CH): Installation of Cooper Superflite 102 Fabric. Aviation Products Systems Inc - [STC SA02033AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02033AT): Modification to install an air-oil separator to prevent oil from being aspirated from the engine breather line. M-20 Oil Separators LLC - [STC SA8075SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA8075SW): Installation of fiberglass covering. (M-62 SERIES PT-19) (G-73 SCHWEIZER). Razorback Fabrics Inc - [STC SA937NW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA937NW): Installation of a Lycoming R-680-13 (E3B) engine and Hamilton Standard 5404 Hub/11C1 blade propeller, with a Stinson V77 oil tank. Jack E Lanning ## Related - Other Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-travel-air-4000/aircraft.md - The Wright WWJ series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-wwj-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. 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