Single-engine piston

N3823

1927 Curtiss Wright Travel Air 4000

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1927
Serial
306
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental W670 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Low & Slow Aviation Ventures LLC (LLC)
Based
Fort Myers, FL
Registration record

N3823 on the FAA register

Type
1927 Curtiss Wright Travel Air 4000
Serial
306
Engines
Continental W670 series
Registered owner
Low & Slow Aviation Ventures LLC
Fort Myers, FL
Certificate issued
2009-07-23
Airworthiness date
1968-04-04
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A46579
Mode S (octal)
51062571
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-11-14
    Accident at Fort Myers, FL; damage: substantial.
  • 2009-07-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N3823.
  • 1968-04-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1927
    Manufactured (1927).
Overview

About N3823

N3823 is a 1927 Curtiss Wright Travel Air 4000, serial number 306. The FAA register lists Low & Slow Aviation Ventures LLC as the registrant in Fort Myers, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 23, 2009 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental W670 series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 4, 1968.

N3823 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2009-11-14 Accident · Fort Myers, FL Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ERA10LA063
Reported aircraft: Curtiss Wright Travel Air
Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a ground loop. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's minimal experience in the airplane make and model.

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.