# N9048: 1928 Travel Air E-4000

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Travel Air E-4000](https://openairdocs.org/model/travel-air-e-4000) (registry code 2621826, 3 seats)
- Engine: [Continental R670-SERIES series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r670-series-series) (registry code 17016)
- Serial number: 849
- Year built: 1928
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 11, 1972
- Certificate issued: July 30, 2007
- Expires: November 30, 2027
- Mode S code: AC8178
- Registered owner: [Socal Travel Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOCAL%20TRAVEL%20AIR%20LLC)
- Location: [Newport Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Newport%20Beach)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6346° N, 117.8749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92660, 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=9048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9048

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 Continental R670-SERIES model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 1 in force

### Matched by airframe (Travel Air E-4000)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Continental R670-SERIES series)

- [AD 95-21-15](https://openairdocs.org/ad/95-21-15): Aviation Gasoline · Continental Motors A-65-8, C85-12F, C85-12FJ and 77 more. Effective Nov 28, 1995

### Historical (superseded or no longer in force)

- [AD 94-14-12](https://openairdocs.org/ad/94-14-12) (historical): Octane Aviation Gasoline · Teledyne Continental Motors A-65-8, C85-12, E185-11 and 68 more

## 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 LAX91LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA102), Feb 17, 1991: Curtiss-Wright E-4000 (N9048), Watsonville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE DESIGN AND LENGTH OF THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY CABLE.

## 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 19910217002509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910217002509A), Feb 17, 1991: Curtis TRVAIRE4000 (N9048), Watsonville, CA, Substantial damage. Fire erupted in cabin under dash. Slack in tail wheel steering cable shorted out electric junction box.

## 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 engine (Continental R670-SERIES series)

- [STC SE04651CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE04651CH): To allow use of l00R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification SPEC-l00R-22. Swift Fuels LLC. Lists R-670-B
- [STC SA4005NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4005NM): Precise Flight Inc. Pulselite Control System. Precise Flight Inc. Lists R-670-B
- [STC SE5879SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE5879SW): Use of Phillips X/C II 20W-50 and25W-60 oil (OSS 55875) in all Avco reciprocating aircraft engines from 65 to 450 BHP. Phillips Petroleum Co

## Related

- Other Travel Air E-4000 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/travel-air-e-4000/aircraft.md
- The Continental R670-SERIES series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r670-series-series.md

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