Single-engine piston

N422W

1931 Travel Air 16-K

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1931
Serial
16K-2004
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Kinner B5 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Liberty University School of Aeronautics (Corporation)
Based
Lynchburg, VA
Registration record

N422W on the FAA register

Type
1931 Travel Air 16-K
Serial
16K-2004
Engines
Kinner B5 series
Registered owner
Liberty University School of Aeronautics
Lynchburg, VA
Certificate issued
2014-03-05
Airworthiness date
1957-05-09
Registration expires
2027-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A50501
Mode S (octal)
51202401
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-03-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N422W.
  • 1957-05-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1931
    Manufactured (1931).
Overview

About N422W

N422W is a 1931 Travel Air 16-K, serial number 16K-2004. The FAA register lists Liberty University School of Aeronautics as the registrant in Lynchburg, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 5, 2014 and expires on March 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Kinner B5 series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated May 9, 1957.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N422W. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-07-04 Accident · Gibsonville,Nc, 33 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1449
Reported aircraft: Curtis-Wrt 16 — a different aircraft that carried the N422W registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LSO SLOWER THAN NML.CPLTD TURN,ACFT SETTLED.
1970-09-27 Accident · Rock Hill,Sc, 40 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3824
Reported aircraft: Curtiss-Wrt 16K — a different aircraft that carried the N422W 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.