# N9917: 1929 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: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC 2-381](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%202-381) (Curtiss-Wright Corporation) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1103
- Year built: 1929
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 14, 1984
- Certificate issued: April 29, 1986
- Expires: July 31, 2027
- Mode S code: ADD9A7
- Registered owner: [Plecenik William J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLECENIK%20WILLIAM%20J)
- Location: [Erwinna, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Erwinna)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4930° N, 75.0867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18920, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9917
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9917

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 (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

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 SEA84LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA207), Aug 17, 1984: Curtiss-Wright Travel AIR B9-4000 (N9917), Vancouver, WA, 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 19840817044659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840817044659A), Aug 17, 1984: Curtis TRVAIRB94000 (N9917), Vancouver, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot misused brakes during wheel landing causing aircraft to flip inverted.

## 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 Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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