Twin piston

N29853

1957 Grumman HU 16E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1957
Serial
51-7246
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Wright R-1820-76A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Flight Management Resources LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N29853 on the FAA register

Type
1957 Grumman HU 16E
Serial
51-7246
Engines
2 × Wright R-1820-76A
Registered owner
Flight Management Resources LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2006-02-06
Airworthiness date
2008-01-23
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A31655
Mode S (octal)
50613125
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-01-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 2006-02-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N29853 to the current registrant.
  • 1965-05-19
    N29853 previously assigned to a Taylorcraft BC12-65 (s/n 2704); cancelled.
  • 1957
    Manufactured (1957).
Overview

About N29853

N29853 is a 1957 Grumman HU 16E, serial number 51-7246. The FAA register lists Flight Management Resources LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 6, 2006 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Wright R-1820-76A engines and 8 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated January 23, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N29853.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N29853.

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.