Twin piston

N7025N

1955 Grumman HU-16

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1955
Serial
141262
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Wright R-1820 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bussted LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
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Registration record

N7025N on the FAA register

Type
1955 Grumman HU-16
Serial
141262
Engines
2 × Wright R-1820 series
Registered owner
Bussted LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2021-07-08
Airworthiness date
2025-04-22
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A95F10
Mode S (octal)
52257420
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Range (type)
2,477 nm
Cruise (type)
130 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-04-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2021-07-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N7025N to the current registrant.
  • 1994-08-02
    Accident at St. Ignace, MI; damage: minor.
  • 1967-11-13
    N7025N previously assigned to a Beechcraft H18 (s/n BA-751); cancelled.
  • 1955
    Manufactured (1955).
Overview

About N7025N

N7025N is a 1955 Grumman HU-16, serial number 141262. The FAA register lists Bussted LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 8, 2021 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Wright R-1820 series engines and 5 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 130 knots and a range of about 2,477 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated April 22, 2025.

N7025N has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: minor); details are below.

Cruise
130 kt
Range
2,477 nm
Landing over 50 ft
1,100 ft
Fuel burn
12 gph

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

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1994-08-02 Accident · St. Ignace, MI Damage: Minor Fatal injury NTSB · CHI94FA262
Reported aircraft: Grumman HU-16
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW GOOD SEAPLANE OPERATING PRACTICES BY TAXIING WITH POWER AT FORWARD THRUST, WITH A TAILWIND, AT A SPEED THAT NECESSITATED USING REVERSE THRUST TO ARREST THE EXCESSIVE SPEED, AND THE PILOT'S MISJUDGMENT OF HIS DISTANCE FROM THE BOAT. THE FAILURE OF THE LEFT PROPELLER REVERSING SYSTEM WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

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.