# N3945: 1926 Travel Air 4000 - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Travel Air 4000](https://openairdocs.org/model/travel-air-4000) (registry code 2621818, 3 seats) - Engine: [Wright CURTISS OX5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-curtiss-ox5) (registry code 67002) - Data sheets: [TCDS T00013WI](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/T00013WI) (Textron Aviation Inc.), [TCDS Group 2 Curtiss OX-5](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/Group%202%20Curtiss%20OX-5) (Wright Aeronautical Division Curtiss-Wright Corporation) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 319 - Year built: 1926 - Type: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: May 7, 1971 - Certificate issued: July 26, 2018 - Expires: July 31, 2028 - Mode S code: A494AC - Registered owners: [Bikle Michael Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIKLE%20MICHAEL%20TRUSTEE), [Bikle Darcy Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIKLE%20DARCY%20TRUSTEE) - Location: [Prunedale, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Prunedale) - Owner type: Co-owned - Owner's area on the map: 36.7668° N, 121.6667° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93907, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3945 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3945 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): 3 in force ### Matched by airframe (Travel Air 4000) - [AD 2026-13-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2026-13-02): Navigation · Airbus Canada Limited Partnership 18, 49-46, 80-A and 555 more. Effective Jul 1, 2026 - [AD 2023-10-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2023-10-02): Indicating/Recording System, Navigation · Boeing 18, 23, 35 and 1,060 more. Effective May 26, 2023 - [AD 2011-01-09](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2011-01-09): Oxygen · Airbus A300 B2-1A, A300 B2-1C, A300 B2-203 and 290 more. Effective Feb 9, 2011 ### Matched by engine (Wright CURTISS OX5) None in force. ## Information bulletins (advisory) (4 in force) - [SAIB NM-15-23](https://openairdocs.org/saib/NM-15-23): Fuselage - Aerodynamic Fairings - Interference with Nose Landing Gear Doors. Issued Sep 17, 2015 - [SAIB NM-13-28](https://openairdocs.org/saib/NM-13-28): Flight Controls-Aileron Control System. Issued Apr 12, 2013 - [SAIB NM-10-13](https://openairdocs.org/saib/NM-10-13): Navigation: Flight Management System. Issued Jan 7, 2010 - [SAIB NM-10-12](https://openairdocs.org/saib/NM-10-12): Navigation: Flight Management System. Issued Jan 7, 2010 ## 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 LAX08LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA146), May 17, 2008: Travel Air 4000 (N3945), Hollister, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain physical clearance from the other airplane while taxiing. ## 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 20080517838072A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080517838072A), May 17, 2008: Curtis TRVAIR4000 (N3945), Hollister, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 17,2008, at approximately 13:00 PST at Hollister airport (kcvh), Hollister, CA a travelair, (NC3945) came into contact with a Cessna 206, (N4638F)… ## 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) (17) 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 (Travel Air 4000) - [STC ST00885LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST00885LA): Installation of fire extinguisher cartridges as replacements for Pacific Scientific fire extinguisher cartridges in fire extinguisher bottles. AMETEK AMERON, LLC d/b/a MASS Systems - [STC ST12344IB](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST12344IB): Replacement of the Halon Type 1211 portable fire extinguisher with Halotron BrX portable fire extinguisher with Halotron BrX portable fire extinguisher. Cessna Duesseldorf Citation Service Center GmbH - [STC ST01115DE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST01115DE): Installation of an Gogo ATG C1. Gogo Business Aviation, LLC - [STC ST03885AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST03885AT): Installation of an Avionica, Inc. avCM Cellular Module. Aircraft Systems and Manufacturing Inc - [STC ST02472AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST02472AT): Installation of a mini Quick Access Recorder (QAR) model MKI, MKII, or MKIII. Aircraft Systems and Manufacturing Inc - [STC ST01117DE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST01117DE): Installation of the Gogo ATG C1. Peregrine - [STC ST04655CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST04655CH): Installation of CPDLC/FANS 1/A+ Datalink and SATVOICE Long Range Communication System. Chicago Jet Group - [STC ST01035DE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST01035DE): Installation of replacement aft bay Heat Exchanger Blower Fans. Peregrine - [STC ST04340NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST04340NY): Installation of TCAS 7.1 (ACAS II) upgrade of Prior Existing TCAS 7.0. Scandinavian Avionics Design ApS - [STC ST11071SC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST11071SC): Demonstration of aircraft critical equipment and antenna systems tolerance of radio frequency interference (RFI) from intentional or spurious transmissions from certain Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs). Liberty Partners Inc - [STC ST10598SC-D](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST10598SC-D): Installation of a Flight Camera System. Textron Aviation Inc - [STC ST10922SC-D](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST10922SC-D): Installation of Cabin Interior Furnishings and Systems. Textron Aviation Inc - [STC ST09785AC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST09785AC): Installation of a Gogo Business Aviation Air to Ground (ATG) high speed two-way data passenger communication system. Liberty Partners Inc - [STC ST10601SC-D](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST10601SC-D): Installation of a Cabin Management System Upgrade to a TC Interior in accordance with STC Master Document List (MDL) No. 240-2004 Revision 1 dated September 30, 2011, or later FAA approved revision. Use of FAA approved Airplane Flight Manual Supplement No. 240-590001-0011 Revision 1, dated August 26, 2011, or later FAA approved revision is required and must be made available to the operator at the time of installation. Textron Aviation Inc - [STC ST03776NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST03776NY): Modification to upgrade existing Rockwell Collins TCAS (Model: TTR-920, TTR-921, and TTR-4000) at VERSION 7.0 to Rockwell Collins TCAS (Model: TTR-921, TTR-4000, and TTR-4100) at VERSION 7.1 (ACAS II). Scandinavian Avionics Design ApS - [STC ST10922SC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST10922SC): Installation of Cabin Interior Furnishings and Systems. Hawker Beechcraft Corporation - [STC ST02146NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST02146NY): Installation of EMS Technologies Ltd. Cabin Network Xcelerator (CNX). EMS Technologies Canada Ltd ## Related - Other Travel Air 4000 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/travel-air-4000/aircraft.md - The Wright CURTISS OX5 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-curtiss-ox5.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.