Twin piston

N7026C

1951 Grumman HU-16

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1951
Serial
149836
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Wright R-1820-76D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tri-State Warbird Museum (Corporation)
Based
Batavia, OH
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Registration record

N7026C on the FAA register

Type
1951 Grumman HU-16
Serial
149836
Engines
2 × Wright R-1820-76D
Registered owner
Tri-State Warbird Museum
Batavia, OH
Certificate issued
2024-04-11
Airworthiness date
2025-04-18
Registration expires
2031-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A95F29
Mode S (octal)
52257451
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

  • 2031-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-04-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2024-04-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N7026C to the current registrant.
  • 1970-09-10
    N7026C previously assigned to a Grumman TBM-3 Avenger (s/n 69294); cancelled.
  • 1970-06-19
    Accident at Boise,Id, 12; damage: destroyed.
  • 1951
    Manufactured (1951).
Overview

About N7026C

N7026C is a 1951 Grumman HU-16, serial number 149836. The FAA register lists Tri-State Warbird Museum as the registrant in Batavia, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 11, 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 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 18, 2025.

N7026C has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); 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

1970-06-19 Accident · Boise,Id, 12 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0896
Reported aircraft: Grumman TBM
Probable cause: X 75 FT AGL.

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.