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    Airframe Family: Travel Air 2000 / 3000 / 4000 / 6000 Travel Air / CW-12 / CW-14
    Latest Model:4000
    Construction Number:0001 (4000)
    Last Civil Registration:N241
    Compressed ID:Travel Air 4000 cn 0001 (4000) cr N...
    Latest Owner or Location:EAA Aviation Museum, Whittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, Wisconsin

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a 4000.
    Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000 1

    To unknown owner with c/r N1611 (UNKNOWN, 001).

    8 December 1927

    Civil registration, N1611, cancelled.

    13 August 1959

    Certificate of airworthiness for N241 (TRAVEL AIR 4000, 1) issued.

    By 1 August 1972

    To unknown owner with c/r N241.

    1 August 1972

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number CHI73FEP16: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 10:30 hours. The damage was substantial. The flight departed from Redgranite, WI, with the destination Wautoma, WI. The aircraft nosed over while aborting takeoff. The factors included; high vegetation on terrain. Report remarks include: Weeds entangled both brake attach levers, caused brakes to lock. Incident occurred at or near Redgranite, WI.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    31 January 1973

    To EAA Aviation Foundation Inc, Oshkosh, WI with new c/r N241.

    Based at EAA Airventure Museum, Whittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, WI.
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    Photographer: Ted and John Koston
    Notes: Photo taken at The Beechcraft Heritage Museum in Tullahoma, Tennessee - photo displayed with written permission of Koston Photography (Via Flickr)

    1 January 2013

    Certificate of airworthiness for N241 (TRAVEL AIR 4000, 1) issued.

    To EAA Aviation Museum, Whittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, WI.
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