Single-engine piston

N9048

1928 Travel Air E-4000

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1928
Serial
849
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental R670-SERIES
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Socal Travel Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Newport Beach, CA
Registration record

N9048 on the FAA register

Type
1928 Travel Air E-4000
Serial
849
Engines
Continental R670-SERIES
Registered owner
Socal Travel Air LLC
Newport Beach, CA
Certificate issued
2007-07-30
Airworthiness date
1972-07-11
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC8178
Mode S (octal)
53100570
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-07-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N9048.
  • 1972-07-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1928
    Manufactured (1928).
Overview

About N9048

N9048 is a 1928 Travel Air E-4000, serial number 849. The FAA register lists Socal Travel Air LLC as the registrant in Newport Beach, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 30, 2007 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental R670-SERIES engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 11, 1972.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9048. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1991-02-17 Accident · Watsonville, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX91LA102
Reported aircraft: Curtiss-Wright E-4000 — a different aircraft that carried the N9048 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE DESIGN AND LENGTH OF THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY CABLE.

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.