Twin piston

N1954Z

1954 Grumman HU-16C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1954
Serial
142362
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Wright R-1820-76D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Mayfield Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Salem, UT
Registration record

N1954Z on the FAA register

Type
1954 Grumman HU-16C
Serial
142362
Engines
2 × Wright R-1820-76D
Registered owner
Mayfield Aviation LLC
Salem, UT
Certificate issued
2024-04-18
Airworthiness date
2007-02-04
Registration expires
2031-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A17DBA
Mode S (octal)
50276672
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Range (type)
1,150 nm
Cruise (type)
129 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-04-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N1954Z.
  • 2007-02-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1954
    Manufactured (1954).
Overview

About N1954Z

N1954Z is a 1954 Grumman HU-16C, serial number 142362. The FAA register lists Mayfield Aviation LLC as the registrant in Salem, Utah. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 18, 2024 and expires on April 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Wright R-1820-76D engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 129 knots and a range of about 1,150 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated February 4, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1954Z.

Cruise
129 kt
Range
1,150 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

Published figures for the Grumman HU-16C type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1954Z.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.