N8700 - 1929 Curtiss Wright Travel Air 4000 Aircraft Registration

N8700 is a 1929 Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Smith Richard Charles in Rch Palos Vrd, CA. The registration certificate was issued on February 12, 1981. The registration is set to expire on July 31, 2029. Powered by a Cont Motor W670 SERIES engine producing 250 horsepower, N8700 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ABF8AE (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N8700 was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 33.8034, -118.3400 on July 14, 2025. The FAA registry record for N8700 was last updated on August 18, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

Curtiss Wright is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 229 Curtiss Wright aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the TRAVEL AIR 4000 model.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N8700. 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.