Twin piston

N99TP

1951 Grumman HU-16

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1951
Serial
51-7218
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Wright R-1820 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Amphibian Aerospace Industries Defense Inc (Corporation)
Based
Leesburg, VA
Registration record

N99TP on the FAA register

Type
1951 Grumman HU-16
Serial
51-7218
Engines
2 × Wright R-1820 series
Registered owner
Amphibian Aerospace Industries Defense Inc
Leesburg, VA
Certificate issued
2026-08-18
Airworthiness date
1991-02-26
Registration expires
2033-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
ADD201
Mode S (octal)
53351001
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

  • 2033-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-08-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N99TP to the current registrant.
  • 2012-06-07
    N99TP previously assigned to a Mooney M20E Super 21 / M20E Chaparral (s/n 125); cancelled.
  • 1991-02-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1951
    Manufactured (1951).
Overview

About N99TP

N99TP is a 1951 Grumman HU-16, serial number 51-7218. The FAA register lists Amphibian Aerospace Industries Defense Inc as the registrant in Leesburg, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 18, 2026 and expires on August 31, 2033.

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 February 26, 1991.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N99TP.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N99TP.

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.