N8700 is a 1929 Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000 (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 976, registered in Rch Palos Vrd, CA. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Jul 31, 2029; the renewal window opens on Jan 31, 2029. It is powered by a Cont Motor W670 SERIES rated at 250 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class. It is one of 55 TRAVEL AIR 4000 aircraft in the FAA registry, 13 of them registered in California. About 16% of them were built after it. The NTSB accident database lists one record for this airframe since 2008, the latest on Nov 29, 2009.
Registration
- FAA status
- Valid registration
- Expires
- Jul 31, 2029
- Registrant type
- Individual
- Registered owner
- Individual owner, name not shown
- Location
- Rch Palos Vrd, CA
- Local FAA office (FSDO)
- Van Nuys FSDO (VNY FSDO) · (818) 267-3300
- Certificate issued
- Feb 12, 1981
- Last FAA action
- Aug 18, 2023
- Mode S code (hex)
- ABF8AE
- Mode S code (octal)
- 52774256
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
- Manufacturer
- CURTISS WRIGHT
- Model
- TRAVEL AIR 4000
- Type certificate (TCDS)
- ATC 32 Curtiss-Wright (Curtiss-Wright Corporation)
- Year manufactured
- 1929
- Serial number
- 976
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type
- Reciprocating
- Engine
- CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES (250 hp)
- Engines / seats
- 1 / 3
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident records
| Date | Place | Aircraft (as NTSB recorded it) | Damage | Highest injury | NTSB no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2009 | Torrance, CA | Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000 this airframe | - | None | WPR10CA079 |
From the NTSB aviation accident database (events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026), matched by N-number. An N-number can move between aircraft, so each row is checked against the serial number on the current registration.