Single-engine piston

N11715

1931 Curtiss Wright Travel Air 12-W

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1931
Serial
12W-2040
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Warner SCARAB series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum (Corporation)
Based
Hood River, OR
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Registration record

N11715 on the FAA register

Type
1931 Curtiss Wright Travel Air 12-W
Serial
12W-2040
Engines
Warner SCARAB series
Registered owner
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum
Hood River, OR
Certificate issued
2007-02-08
Airworthiness date
1975-09-17
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A048CD
Mode S (octal)
50044315
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-02-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N11715.
  • 1998-07-26
    Accident at Woodland, WA; damage: substantial.
  • 1975-09-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1931
    Manufactured (1931).
Overview

About N11715

N11715 is a 1931 Curtiss Wright Travel Air 12-W, serial number 12W-2040. The FAA register lists Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum as the registrant in Hood River, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 8, 2007 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Warner SCARAB series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 17, 1975.

N11715 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1998-07-26 Accident · Woodland, WA Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA98LA151
Reported aircraft: Curtiss-Wright 12W
Probable cause: The pilot in command misjudged clearance from high vegetation when he landed. Factors include inadequate mowing of high vegetation by airport personnel, providing insufficient clearance for the wingspan of landing airplanes

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.