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N7973B1955 Grumman HU-16

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 18, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Oct 31, 2020.

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Las Vegas, NV
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2014
NTSB events
None
since 1982
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026
Last registered owner
Fff Transportation LLC
Owner type
LLC
City, state
Las Vegas, NV
Certificate issued
Jul 21, 2014
Canceled
Oct 31, 2020
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition
Airworthiness date
Sep 13, 2016

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Grumman
Model
HU-16
Year
1955
Serial number
1311
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
AAD4C9

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
  1. 2014 – 2020Fff Transportation LLCLas Vegas, NV
  2. 1966 – 1980Individual ownerArecibo · different airframe: Cessna 172 S/N 29773

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (0)

No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

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 (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 18, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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