# N4000A: Wolf Kenneth TRAVEAIR 4000

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Wolf Kenneth TRAVEAIR 4000](https://openairdocs.org/model/wolf-kenneth-traveair-4000) (registry code 05616TE, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 458010422
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: March 9, 2006
- Expires: October 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A4AEFA
- Registered owner: [Kunkle James K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KUNKLE%20JAMES%20K)
- Location: [Santa Ynez, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Ynez)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.6733° N, 119.7437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93460, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4000A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4000A

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 (Wolf Kenneth TRAVEAIR 4000)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N4000A.

## NTSB investigations on N4000A not matched to an aircraft (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 SEA86LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA134), May 29, 1986: Ayres S2R (N4000A), Hamer, ID, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N4000A.

## Reports on N4000A not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N4000A, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19860529020099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860529020099A), May 29, 1986: Ayres S2RR1340REST (N4000A), Hammer, ID, Substantial damage. During spray swath, engine rod bolt pin failed and fire erupted. Safe landing in a field.

## 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 N4000A

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4000A before.

- [Cancelled 1966-04-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4000A-1966-04-21): Douglas C54G-DC, S/N 36063, built 1955. Owner: [United States Overseas Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20STATES%20OVERSEAS%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Wildwood, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Wildwood)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4000A-undated): Ayres S-2R, S/N 2460R. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## Related

- Other Wolf Kenneth TRAVEAIR 4000 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/wolf-kenneth-traveair-4000/aircraft.md

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