Single-engine piston

N9917

1929 Curtiss Wright Travel Air B9-4000

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1929
Serial
1103
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Erwinna, PA
Registration record

N9917 on the FAA register

Type
1929 Curtiss Wright Travel Air B9-4000
Serial
1103
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Erwinna, PA
Certificate issued
1986-04-29
Airworthiness date
1984-05-14
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADD9A7
Mode S (octal)
53354647
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1986-04-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N9917.
  • 1984-08-17
    Accident at Vancouver, WA; damage: substantial.
  • 1984-05-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1929
    Manufactured (1929).
Overview

About N9917

N9917 is a 1929 Curtiss Wright Travel Air B9-4000, serial number 1103. It is registered to an individual in Erwinna, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 29, 1986 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 14, 1984.

N9917 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1984-08-17 Accident · Vancouver, WA Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA84LA207
Reported aircraft: Curtiss-Wright Travel Air B9-4000

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.