N8497J
1953 Grumman HU-16B
N8497J on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2030-01-31Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2009-04-01Certificate of registration issued as N8497J.
- 1988-11-22Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
- 1953Manufactured (1953).
About N8497J
N8497J is a 1953 Grumman HU-16B, serial number 49-099. The FAA register lists E-Commerce Education Foundation as the registrant in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 1, 2009 and expires on January 31, 2030.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 142 knots and a range of about 2,478 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated November 22, 1988.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8497J.
Published figures for the Grumman HU-16B type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.
Accident & incident history
✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8497J.
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.
