# N115FB: Grumman HU 16E

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Grumman HU 16E](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-hu-16e) (registry code 3950414, 8 seats)
- Engine: [Wright R-1820 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (registry code 67020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A33SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A33SO) (Amphibian Aerospace Industries Defense, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Delaware file no. 10288788), c/o Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig, PLLC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 148327
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Special flight permit
- Airworthiness date: December 5, 1977
- Certificate issued: March 21, 2023
- Expires: March 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A03F45
- Registered owner: [Freeman Jet LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREEMAN%20JET%20LLC)
- Location: [Cape Coral, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Cape%20Coral)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 26.5594° N, 82.0242° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33914, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=115FB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N115FB

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Wright R-1820 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Grumman HU 16E)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Wright R-1820 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N115FB.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N115FB.

## Reports on N115FB not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N115FB, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19820808069609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820808069609I), Aug 8, 1982: Cessna 172N (N115FB), Nassau, Bahamas, Minor damage. Rejected takeoff due to fire warning right engine. Used fire bottles. Exhaust pipe cylinder to collector ring broke.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (1)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Grumman HU 16E)

- [STC SA02511SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02511SE): Installation of replacement fuel quantity indicator sending unit(s). CiES Inc

## Related

- Other Grumman HU 16E aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-hu-16e/aircraft.md
- The Wright R-1820 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series.md

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