Single-engine piston

N3979

1928 Travel Air 4000

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1928
Serial
328
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental R670-SERIES
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Port Orange, FL
Registration record

N3979 on the FAA register

Type
1928 Travel Air 4000
Serial
328
Engines
Continental R670-SERIES
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Port Orange, FL
Certificate issued
2021-10-12
Airworthiness date
2003-06-09
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4A05D
Mode S (octal)
51120135
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-10-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N3979 to the current registrant.
  • 2012-09-27
    N3979 previously assigned to a Homebuilt B-8M (s/n 1); cancelled.
  • 2003-06-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1928
    Manufactured (1928).
Overview

About N3979

N3979 is a 1928 Travel Air 4000, serial number 328. It is registered to an individual in Port Orange, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 12, 2021 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental R670-SERIES engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 9, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3979. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1975-06-28 Accident · Biddeford,Me, 19 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1790
Reported aircraft: Benson B8M — a different aircraft that carried the N3979 registration before this airframe.

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.