# N8159: 1929 Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR S-6000-B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR S-6000-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-travel-air-s-6000-b) (registry code 2621904, 6 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS ATC 130](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/ATC%20130) (Curtiss-Wright Corporation) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 967
- Year built: 1929
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: July 9, 2012
- Expires: July 31, 2028
- Mode S code: AB1F82
- Registered owner: [Alaska Aviation Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALASKA%20AVIATION%20MUSEUM)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1637° N, 149.9966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99502, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8159
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8159

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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Pratt & Whitney R-985 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR S-6000-B)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney R-985 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8159.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8159.

## 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 S-6000-B)

- [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 SA209WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA209WE): Conversion of airplane for parachute jumping and aerial photography operations. Johnson Flying Svc Inc

## Related

- Other Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR S-6000-B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-travel-air-s-6000-b/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series.md

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