- Registered owner
- David Lee Bradley Productions Inc
- Location
- Temecula, CA
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 522
- Year built
- 1928
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date
- January 18, 2000
- Certificate issued
- August 12, 2014
- Expires
- August 31, 2027
- Mode S code
- A6E5D2
Travel Air 4000TCDS T00013WIAirframe · Travel Air 4000TCDS ATC 42 Textron LycomingEngine · Lycoming R680
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 8
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1969 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Airframe · Travel Air 4000
AD 2026-13-02NavigationAD 2023-10-02Indicating/Recording System, NavigationAD 2011-01-09OxygenInformation bulletins that may apply · 4
Advisory, not mandatory.
NTSB investigations · 2
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
NTSB FTW01LA173Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMorrilton, ARthe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff. Contributing factors were the pilot's lack of experience in the accident airplane, and the rough/uneven runway.NTSB LAX74DUJ53Accident · No injuriesClosedPhoenix, AZ
FAA incident reports · 3
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Accident 20010803020619ASpringfield, AR(-23) At approximately 0830 hours on 3 August 2001, N5433 a curtis travel air D4000 crashed while attempting a takeoff from a private grass strip. The pilot in command stated that he felt he was in error, in that, while executing the takeoff phase of flight,…Incident 19841004068539IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Tolleson, AZAircraft veered off narrow dirt runway striking a fence.Accident 19740502011919AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Phoenix, AZNo.7 cyl cracked. Attempted emerg ldg on dirt rd with low airspeed,low alt. Spraying alfalfa.
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N5433General aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Travel Air 4000 aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 18
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Travel Air 4000
STC ST00885LAInstallation of fire extinguisher cartridges as replacements for Pacific Scientific fire extinguisher cartridges in fire extinguisher bottles.STC ST12344IBReplacement of the Halon Type 1211 portable fire extinguisher with Halotron BrX portable fire extinguisher with Halotron BrX portable fire extinguisherSTC ST01115DEInstallation of an Gogo ATG C1