Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
GRUMMAN HU-16B
Fixed Wing Multi Engine · WRIGHT R-1820-76B
Registered
10
Year Range
1951–1959
NTSB Events
0
Airworthiness Directives
0
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered GRUMMAN HU-16B aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- CA 20.0% 2
- DE 20.0% 2
- MT 10.0% 1
- IL 10.0% 1
- AK 10.0% 1
- OK 10.0% 1
- CO 10.0% 1
- TX 10.0% 1
By Decade of Manufacture
- 1950s 60.0% 6
- Unknown 40.0% 4
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving GRUMMAN HU-16B aircraft
No NTSB-recorded events match GRUMMAN HU-16B in the indexed corpus.
03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to GRUMMAN HU-16B
No matching airworthiness directives are on file for this make and model in the Federal Register.
04 / Type Certificate Data Sheets
FAA TCDS for GRUMMAN HU-16B
The TCDS is the legal certification document — weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, operating limitations. 1 match in the FAA catalog.
- A33SO Historical Rev 11 · 11/20/2024
Amphibian Aerospace Industries Inc.
Models: HU-16C (UF-1; UF-1G), HU-16A, HU-16D (UF-2), HU-16E (UF-2G) + 4 more
06 / Supplemental Type Certificates
Modifications approved for GRUMMAN HU-16B
14 STCs on file — every FAA-approved modification, alteration, or installation for this aircraft. STOL kits, avionics, fuel systems, floats, engine swaps, you name it.
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10/23/2024
STC SA39CH
Installation of an Amphibian Landing Gear Position Advisory System/Laser Gear Advisory System
Wipaire Inc.
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05/17/2024
STC SA4503NM (PAGE 1)
Remove original cloth covering and install Ceconite covering
Ceconite Division of Poly-Fiber Inc.
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09/09/2022
STC SA4503NM (PAGE 1)
Install Ceconite covering material.
Ceconite Division of Poly-Fiber Inc
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07/10/2017
STC SA39CH
Installation of amphibian landing gear position advisory system.
Wipaire Inc
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04/12/2017
STC SA39CH
Installation of amphibian landing gear position advisory system.
Wipaire Inc
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02/16/2017
STC SA39CH
Installation of amphibian landing gear position advisory system.
Wipaire Inc
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01/25/2017
STC SA39CH
Installation of amphibian landing gear position advisory system.
Wipaire Inc
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12/16/2016
STC SA39CH
Installation of amphibian landing gear position advisory system.
Wipaire Inc
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11/10/2015
STC SA39CH
Installation of amphibian landing gear position advisory system.
Wipaire Inc
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10/01/2015
STC SA39CH
Installation of amphibian landing gear position advisory system.
Wipaire Inc
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06/29/2011
STC SA39CH
Installation of amphibian landing gear position advisory system.
Wipaire Inc
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02/25/2011
STC SA4503NM (Page 1)
Install Ceconite covering material.
Ceconite Division of Poly-Fiber Inc
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06/26/2009
STC SA01734SE (PG 2)
Application of Stewart Systems synthetic fabric covering system to aircraft fuselage, wings, tail surfaces, control surfaces and related parts.
Stewart Thomas D. and Stewart Dan R.
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05/20/1993
STC SA2622NM
Installation of Precise Flight Pulselite Control Unit in landing/taxi system. (767-200 B17) (DHC-8 101)
Precise Flight Inc
04 / Regulations watching this type
Advisory Circulars and Federal Register activity for GRUMMAN HU-16B
Advisory Circulars
No ACs explicitly mention this type. Showing universal operating-rule ACs that apply to all aircraft.
Recent Federal Register activity
Latest rulemakings touching general operating rules (Part 91) and maintenance rules (Part 43).
- 2026-04-17 Settlement Policy for Small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Cases FR ↗
- 2026-02-10 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period; Denial of Extension FR ↗
- 2026-02-02 25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) Requirement, New Aircraft Production FR ↗
- 2026-01-28 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period FR ↗
- 2026-01-07 Requirements for Interference-Tolerant Radio Altimeter Systems FR ↗
05 / Aircraft of this type
All 10 registered N-numbers
Every tail currently on the FAA registry for this make/model. Click an N-number to query the FAA Aircraft Inquiry; rows flagged ● have NTSB events on file. Tails seeded with full TallyAero pages link directly.
| N-number | St | Year | NTSB | FAA |
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| N10019 | MT | 1951 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N10GN | CA | 1959 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N211MC | IL | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N226CG | DE | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N44HQ | AK | 1951 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N7024S | CA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N8497J | OK | 1953 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N85303 | CO | 1951 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N866HA | TX | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N98TP | DE | 1951 | · | Look up ↗ |
Source — FAA Aircraft Registry · click "Look up" to query the live registry record (owner, address, last airworthiness)
05 / Sources & Methodology
Every count traces back to a primary US-government source
- FAA Aircraft Registry →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- NTSB CAROL →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- Federal Register (FAA Airworthiness Directives) →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
We render counts and lists as the agency publishes them. Read the methodology →