N6147 - 1928 Travel Air Mfg CO 2000 Aircraft Registration

N6147 is a 1928 Travel Air Mfg Co 2000, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Port Townsend Aero Museum in Port Townsend, WA. The registration certificate was issued on May 13, 2004. The registration is set to expire on June 30, 2027. Powered by a Wright CURTISS OX5 engine producing 90 horsepower, N6147 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A800E7 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N6147 was last updated on January 22, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Travel Air 2000 was the aircraft that established Travel Air Manufacturing Company as America's leading commercial aircraft producer of the 1920s, outselling all competitors from 1924 to 1929. First flown in March 1925, it was a three-seat open-cockpit biplane powered by a 90-horsepower Curtiss OX-5 liquid-cooled V-8 engine. With a range of 500 miles, the rugged biplane served barnstormers, mail carriers, and private operators throughout the era's aviation boom. The Travel Air Manufacturing Company of Wichita, Kansas, produced approximately 1,300 examples between 1925 and 1930. AviatorDB tracks 24 Travel Air Mfg Co aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is TVLB.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N6147. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.