Twin piston

N20861

1955 Grumman HU-16D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1955
Serial
141278
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Wright R-1820 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Upper Limit LLC (LLC)
Based
Big Lake, AK
Registration record

N20861 on the FAA register

Type
1955 Grumman HU-16D
Serial
141278
Engines
2 × Wright R-1820 series
Registered owner
Upper Limit LLC
Big Lake, AK
Certificate issued
2004-01-13
Airworthiness date
1997-12-05
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A1B2FF
Mode S (octal)
50331377
Seats (type)
27
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2004-01-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N20861.
  • 1997-12-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1955
    Manufactured (1955).
Overview

About N20861

N20861 is a 1955 Grumman HU-16D, serial number 141278. The FAA register lists Upper Limit LLC as the registrant in Big Lake, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 13, 2004 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Wright R-1820 series engines and 27 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated December 5, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N20861.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N20861.

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.