# N4740: 1918 Curtiss JN-4

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Curtiss JN-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-jn-4) (registry code 0760701, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Curtiss OX-5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/curtiss-ox-5) (registry code 18100)
- Serial number: 1321
- Year built: 1918
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: July 21, 1992
- Certificate issued: December 19, 2005
- Expires: February 28, 2029
- Mode S code: A5D24E
- Registered owner: [Root Franklin L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROOT%20FRANKLIN%20L)
- Location: [Staunton, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Staunton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.1344° N, 79.0856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 24401, 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=4740
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4740

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 JN-4)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Curtiss OX-5)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N4740.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N4740.

## 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 N4740

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4740 before.

- [Cancelled 1993-01-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4740-1993-01-11): Boeing 727-235, S/N 19460. Exported to Azerbaijan. Owner: [General Electric Capital Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GENERAL%20ELECTRIC%20CAPITAL%20CORP), [Stamford, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Stamford)

## Related

- Other Curtiss JN-4 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-jn-4/aircraft.md
- The Curtiss OX-5 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/curtiss-ox-5.md

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