Single-engine piston

N8159

1929 Curtiss Wright Travel Air S-6000-B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1929
Serial
967
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Alaska Aviation Museum (Corporation)
Based
Anchorage, AK
Registration record

N8159 on the FAA register

Type
1929 Curtiss Wright Travel Air S-6000-B
Serial
967
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Alaska Aviation Museum
Anchorage, AK
Certificate issued
2012-07-09
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AB1F82
Mode S (octal)
52617602
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-07-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N8159.
  • 1929
    Manufactured (1929).
Overview

About N8159

N8159 is a 1929 Curtiss Wright Travel Air S-6000-B, serial number 967. The FAA register lists Alaska Aviation Museum as the registrant in Anchorage, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 9, 2012 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine and 6 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8159.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8159.

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.