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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Grumman
Model
HU-16
Serial number
131910
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Category
Amphibian
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
5
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
20,000 and over lb
Mode S code
A95F0C
Engine
Make and model
Wright R-1820 Ser
Type
Reciprocating
Power
1475 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
2021 – nowSky West Aviation INC TrusteeAlbuquerque, NM · current
1977 – 1979Coastal Helicopters INCCotulla, TX · different airframe: Bell 47g-4a S/N 7724
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Sep 26, 1998 · Sedona, AZ
The pilot in command's selection of the wrong runway for the prevailing wind conditions, and the second pilot's inadequate compensation for the winds. Factors in the accident were the second pilot's lack of experience in the aircraft and the pilot-in-command's inadequate supervision of the flight. Additional factors were the variable and gusty, cross wind and tail wind conditions.
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (1)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
AT 6,500 MSL-10 MI E OF DSM, RT ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT CAME ON WITH ENGINE VIBRATION. FEATHERED RT ENGINE, PRECAUTIONARY. LANDING NORMAL. FOUND VALVE AND PISTON DAMAGE NR 9 CYLINDER. REPLACED CYLINDER, RECHECKED BOTH ENGINES FOR VALVE CLEARANCE, CHANGED OIL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.