# N71068: 1936 Travel Air 16-E

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Travel Air 16-E](https://openairdocs.org/model/travel-air-16-e) (registry code 2621506, 3 seats)
- Engine: [Wright 540](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-540) (registry code 67008)
- Serial number: 3548
- Year built: 1936
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 25, 1991
- Certificate issued: December 27, 2012
- Expires: December 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A97F58
- Registered owners: [Cournoyer John J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COURNOYER%20JOHN%20J), [Stix Albert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STIX%20ALBERT)
- Location: [Ellsinore, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Ellsinore)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 36.9538° N, 90.7534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63937, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71068

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 (Travel Air 16-E)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Wright 540)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N71068.

## NTSB investigations on N71068 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 SEA87LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA073), Apr 4, 1987: Cessna TU206-F (N71068), Reno, NV, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Incident 19920201004009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920201004009I), Feb 1, 1992: Curtis TRVAIR16E (N71068), St Louis, MO, Damage unknown. During fast taxi to clear runway aircraft swerved. Wing tip hit ground and aircraft nosed up on its nose.

## Reports on N71068 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N71068, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19870404008459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870404008459A), Apr 4, 1987: Cessna TU206F (N71068), Reno, NV, Substantial damage. The aircraft force landed after engine failure. Student switched to an empty tank when attempting a restart.

## 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 N71068

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N71068 before.

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71068-undated): Cessna TU206F, S/N U20602119. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## Related

- Other Travel Air 16-E aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/travel-air-16-e/aircraft.md
- The Wright 540 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-540.md

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