Single-engine piston

N241

1924 Curtiss Wright Travel Air 4000

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1924
Serial
1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Wright WWJ series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Eaa Aviation Foundation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Oshkosh, WI
Registration record

N241 on the FAA register

Type
1924 Curtiss Wright Travel Air 4000
Serial
1
Engines
Wright WWJ series
Registered owner
Eaa Aviation Foundation Inc
Oshkosh, WI
Certificate issued
1973-01-31
Airworthiness date
1959-08-13
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A233B5
Mode S (octal)
50431665
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1973-01-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N241.
  • 1959-08-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1924
    Manufactured (1924).
Overview

About N241

N241 is a 1924 Curtiss Wright Travel Air 4000, serial number 1. The FAA register lists Eaa Aviation Foundation Inc as the registrant in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 31, 1973 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Wright WWJ series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated August 13, 1959.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N241. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1972-08-01 Accident · Redgranite,Wis, 49 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2845
Reported aircraft: Travel Air 4000 — a different aircraft that carried the N241 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: BRAKES TO LOCK.

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.