Single-engine piston

N9038

1928 Curtiss Wright Travel Air 6-B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1928
Serial
839
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Wright 975E&F-2&3
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Kalispell, MT
Registration record

N9038 on the FAA register

Type
1928 Curtiss Wright Travel Air 6-B
Serial
839
Engines
Wright 975E&F-2&3
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Kalispell, MT
Certificate issued
1992-11-30
Airworthiness date
1956-05-11
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AC7DC1
Mode S (octal)
53076701
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1992-11-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N9038.
  • 1956-05-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1928
    Manufactured (1928).
Overview

About N9038

N9038 is a 1928 Curtiss Wright Travel Air 6-B, serial number 839. It is registered to an individual in Kalispell, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 30, 1992 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Wright 975E&F-2&3 engine and 6 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated May 11, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9038. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-06-28 Accident · Mccall Id, 12 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1869
Reported aircraft: Travel Aire 6000B — a different aircraft that carried the N9038 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: PWR PLT-STARTER NUT COTTER PIN FAILED.

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.