Single-engine piston

N4740

1918 Curtiss JN-4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1918
Serial
1321
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Curtiss OX-5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Staunton, VA
Registration record

N4740 on the FAA register

Type
1918 Curtiss JN-4
Serial
1321
Engines
Curtiss OX-5
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Staunton, VA
Certificate issued
2005-12-19
Airworthiness date
1992-07-21
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A5D24E
Mode S (octal)
51351116
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-12-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N4740 to the current registrant.
  • 1993-01-11
    N4740 previously assigned to a Boeing 727-235 (s/n 19460); cancelled.
  • 1992-07-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1918
    Manufactured (1918).
Overview

About N4740

N4740 is a 1918 Curtiss JN-4, serial number 1321. It is registered to an individual in Staunton, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 19, 2005 and expires on February 28, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Curtiss OX-5 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated July 21, 1992.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N4740.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N4740.

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.