N8717 - Curtiss Wright Travel Air B9-4000 Aircraft Registration

N8717 is a Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR B9-4000, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to G L Leonard Aviation LLC in Anacortes, WA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on September 26, 1978. The registration certificate was issued on December 14, 2021. The registration is set to expire on December 31, 2028. Powered by a Wright 975 A B D&E engine producing 330 horsepower, N8717 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ABFD5A (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N8717 was last updated on July 1, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Curtiss Model 50 Robin was America's first mass-produced three-seat cabin monoplane, revolutionizing general aviation by bringing enclosed cockpit comfort to civilian flying. First flown in spring 1928, it was a high-wing monoplane powered by various engines from 90 to 185 horsepower, seating a pilot plus two passengers in side-by-side configuration. With a wingspan of 41 feet and capable of 785-mile range, over 750 Robins were manufactured by Curtiss-Robertson Airplane Manufacturing Corporation between 1928 and 1930. AviatorDB tracks 229 Curtiss Wright aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is CRBN.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N8717. 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.