# N8717: Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR B9-4000

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR B9-4000](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-travel-air-b9-4000) (registry code 2621805, 3 seats)
- Engine: [Wright 975 A B D&E](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-975-a-b-d-e) (registry code 67012)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC 2-381](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%202-381) (Curtiss-Wright Corporation) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1001
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 26, 1978
- Certificate issued: December 14, 2021
- Expires: December 31, 2028
- Mode S code: ABFD5A
- Registered owner: [G L Leonard Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/G%20L%20LEONARD%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Anacortes, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Anacortes)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 48.4528° N, 122.5950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98221, 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=8717
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8717

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 B9-4000)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Wright 975 A B D&E)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8717.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8717.

## 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 B9-4000)

- [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC
- [STC SA4503NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4503NM): Remove original cloth covering and install Ceconite covering. Ceconite Division of Poly-Fiber 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

## Related

- Other Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR B9-4000 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-travel-air-b9-4000/aircraft.md
- The Wright 975 A B D&E engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-975-a-b-d-e.md

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