# N3712: 1918 Curtiss JN4D

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Curtiss JN4D](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-jn4d) (registry code 0760739, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 3712
- Year built: 1918
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: May 13, 1953
- Certificate issued: March 3, 2023
- Expires: March 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A43A20
- Registered owner: [Wartime History Museum Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARTIME%20HISTORY%20MUSEUM%20INC)
- Location: [Tacoma, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Tacoma)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.2130° N, 122.4749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98409, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3712
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3712

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.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Curtiss JN4D)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

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 LAX87DUG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DUG06), Aug 5, 1987: Curtiss JN-4 (N3712), Riverside, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19870805047369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870805047369A), Aug 5, 1987: Curtis JN4DJENNY (N3712), Riverside, CA, Substantial damage. The engine lost power and the aircraft stalled short of the runway. Leaking water pump seal affected carburetor.

## 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)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N3712

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N3712 before.

- [Cancelled 1975-06-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3712-1975-06-09): Bensen B-8M, S/N Y1. Owner: [Yaunick James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YAUNICK%20JAMES)

## Related

- Other Curtiss JN4D aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-jn4d/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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