# N8708: 1929 Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR D-4000

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR D-4000](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-travel-air-d-4000) (registry code 2621808, 3 seats)
- Engine: [Wright 760A B D E&ET](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-760a-b-d-e-et) (registry code 67009)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC 2-84](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%202-84) (Curtiss-Wright Corporation) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 926
- Year built: 1929
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 16, 1965
- Certificate issued: September 26, 2016
- Expires: September 30, 2029
- Mode S code: ABF9C6
- Registered owner: [Kossuth Keith E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KOSSUTH%20KEITH%20E)
- Location: [Sleepy Hollow, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sleepy%20Hollow)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9451° N, 117.7252° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91709, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8708
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8708

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 D-4000)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Wright 760A B D E&ET)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 LAX79FUJ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ26), Dec 20, 1978: Curtis-Wrt D-4000 (N8708), Phoenix, AZ, 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.

- [Accident 19781220036969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781220036969A), Dec 20, 1978: Curtis TRVAIR4D (N8708), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Lft whl brg dripped grease on brake shoes. Lft lwr brake shoe vert had 1 inch crack.

## Reports on N8708 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N8708, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19780807050439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780807050439I), Aug 7, 1978: Boeing 707/ (N8708), St Louis, MO. Flight diverted for sick crew member.

## 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) (6)

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 D-4000)

- [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC
- [STC SA01757WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01757WI): To allow the use of UL91 or UL94 (minimum) grade aviation fuel. Swift Fuels LLC
- [STC SA4503NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4503NM): Remove original cloth covering and install Ceconite covering. Ceconite Division of Poly-Fiber Inc
- [STC SA01831WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01831WI): To allow the use of UL91 (minimum) grade aviation fuel. Petersen Aviation Inc
- [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 SA00478CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00478CH): Installation of Cooper Superflite 102 Fabric. Aviation Products Systems Inc

## Related

- Other Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR D-4000 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-travel-air-d-4000/aircraft.md
- The Wright 760A B D E&ET engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-760a-b-d-e-et.md

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