Single-engine piston

N496W

1931 Curtiss Wright Travel Air 12-Q

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1931
Serial
2023
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum (Corporation)
Based
Hood River, OR
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Registration record

N496W on the FAA register

Type
1931 Curtiss Wright Travel Air 12-Q
Serial
2023
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum
Hood River, OR
Certificate issued
2025-07-05
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2032-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A62856
Mode S (octal)
51424126
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-07-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N496W.
  • 2008-07-27
    Accident at Erie, CO; damage: substantial.
  • 1997-09-07
    Accident at Pendleton, OR; damage: substantial.
  • 1931
    Manufactured (1931).
Overview

About N496W

N496W is a 1931 Curtiss Wright Travel Air 12-Q, serial number 2023. The FAA register lists Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum as the registrant in Hood River, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 5, 2025 and expires on July 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category.

N496W has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2008-07-27 Accident · Erie, CO Damage: Substantial NTSB · DFW08CA200
Reported aircraft: Curtiss-Wright 12Q
Probable cause: Failure of the tail wheel control cable during landing roll out, which resulted in a loss of control.
1997-09-07 Accident · Pendleton, OR Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA97LA207
Reported aircraft: Curtiss-Wright Travel Air 12-Q
Probable cause: the tail wheel assembly spring disconnected.

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.