Single-engine piston

N439W

1931 Curtiss Wright Travel Air 12-Q

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1931
Serial
2005
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Dehav Eng GIPSY MAJOR
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Alfred and Lois Kelch Aviation Museum Inc (Corporation)
Based
Brodhead, WI
Registration record

N439W on the FAA register

Type
1931 Curtiss Wright Travel Air 12-Q
Serial
2005
Engines
Dehav Eng GIPSY MAJOR
Registered owner
Alfred and Lois Kelch Aviation Museum Inc
Brodhead, WI
Certificate issued
2012-06-11
Airworthiness date
1989-06-27
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A54681
Mode S (octal)
51243201
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-06-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N439W.
  • 1989-06-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1931
    Manufactured (1931).
Overview

About N439W

N439W is a 1931 Curtiss Wright Travel Air 12-Q, serial number 2005. The FAA register lists Alfred and Lois Kelch Aviation Museum Inc as the registrant in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 11, 2012 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Dehav Eng GIPSY MAJOR engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 27, 1989.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N439W.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N439W.

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.