Flight Tracker
N7025N
1955 GRUMMAN HU-16
Fixed wing multi engine · Reciprocating · Experimental
1 NTSB record for this tail number. See the full record below.

Registration

Registered Owner
BUSSTED LLC
Registrant Type
LLC
Location
WILMINGTON, DE
Status
Valid
Certificate Issued
Jul 8, 2021
Airworthiness Date
Apr 22, 2025
Expires
Jul 31, 2028
Approved Operations
Exhibition

Airframe

Manufacturer
GRUMMAN
Model
HU-16
Year
1955
Serial Number
141262
Seats
5
Engines
2
Max Weight
20,000 lb and over
Cruise Speed
-
Type Certificate
-

Powerplant

Engine Manufacturer
WRIGHT
Engine Model
R-1820 SER
Type
Reciprocating
Power
1,475 hp

Live Flight Status

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Transponder & Tracking

Mode S Code (Hex)
A95F10
Mode S Code (Octal)
52257420

The hex code is the aircraft's ICAO 24-bit address, broadcast by its ADS-B transponder. It is the key used to match live position reports to this registration.

Ownership History: 1 prior registration

RegistrantLocationCancelled
SHIGEYOSHI SUGIHARA SCARSDALE, NY Nov 13, 1967

NTSB Accident & Incident Record

Aug 2, 1994 Accident Minor ST. IGNACE, MI
InjuriesNone
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 091
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.

NTSB CHI94FA262