Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
GRUMMAN HU 16E
Fixed Wing Multi Engine · WRIGHT C9HE SERIES
Registered
7
Year Range
1951–1957
NTSB Events
0
Airworthiness Directives
0
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered GRUMMAN HU 16E aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- MO 42.9% 3
- VA 28.6% 2
- FL 14.3% 1
- DE 14.3% 1
By Decade of Manufacture
- 1950s 71.4% 5
- Unknown 28.6% 2
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving GRUMMAN HU 16E aircraft
No NTSB-recorded events match GRUMMAN HU 16E in the indexed corpus.
03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to GRUMMAN HU 16E
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 16E
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
04 / Regulations watching this type
Advisory Circulars and Federal Register activity for GRUMMAN HU 16E
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 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N113FB | MO | 1953 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N115FB | FL | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N122FB | MO | 1951 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N125FB | MO | 1956 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N226GR | VA | 1954 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N29853 | DE | 1957 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N868KG | VA | — | · | 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 →