# N439W: 1931 Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 12-Q

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 12-Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-travel-air-12-q) (registry code 2621302, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR](https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (registry code 20004)
- Data sheets: [TCDS ATC 401](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/ATC%20401) (Curtiss-Wright Corporation) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2005
- Year built: 1931
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 27, 1989
- Certificate issued: June 11, 2012
- Expires: June 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A54681
- Registered owner: [Alfred And Lois Kelch Aviation Museum Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALFRED%20AND%20LOIS%20KELCH%20AVIATION%20MUSEUM%20INC)
- Location: [Brodhead, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Brodhead)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6009° N, 89.3612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53520, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=439W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N439W

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 Wright TRAVEL AIR 12-Q)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N439W.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N439W.

## 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) (3)

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-Q)

- [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC
- [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 SA1388GL](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1388GL): Remove Wright Gipsy Model L-320 engine and propeller and replace with a DeHavilland Gipsy II engine and DeHavilland 5232A propeller. Soerens Thomas D

## Related

- Other Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 12-Q aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-travel-air-12-q/aircraft.md
- The Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major.md

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