Single-engine piston

N71068

1936 Travel Air 16-E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1936
Serial
3548
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Wright 540
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Ellsinore, MO
Registration record

N71068 on the FAA register

Type
1936 Travel Air 16-E
Serial
3548
Engines
Wright 540
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Ellsinore, MO
Certificate issued
2012-12-27
Airworthiness date
1991-04-25
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A97F58
Mode S (octal)
52277530
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-12-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N71068 to the current registrant.
  • 1991-04-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1936
    Manufactured (1936).
Overview

About N71068

N71068 is a 1936 Travel Air 16-E, serial number 3548. It is registered to co-owners in Ellsinore, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 27, 2012 and expires on December 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Wright 540 engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 25, 1991.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N71068. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1987-04-04 Accident · Reno, NV Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · SEA87LA073
Reported aircraft: Cessna TU206-F — a different aircraft that carried the N71068 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.