# N29853: 1957 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-1820-76A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-76a) (registry code 66821)
- 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: 51-7246
- Year built: 1957
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, aerial surveying
- Airworthiness date: January 23, 2008
- Certificate issued: February 6, 2006
- Expires: July 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A31655
- Registered owner: [Flight Management Resources LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLIGHT%20MANAGEMENT%20RESOURCES%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=29853
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29853

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.

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

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

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Wright R-1820-76A)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N29853.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N29853.

## 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

## Earlier aircraft with N29853

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N29853 before.

- [Cancelled 1965-05-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29853-1965-05-19): Taylorcraft BC12-65, S/N 2704. Owner: [Gerald O Gippner](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GERALD%20O%20GIPPNER), [Kansas City, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Kansas%20City)

## Related

- Other Grumman HU 16E aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-hu-16e/aircraft.md
- The Wright R-1820-76A engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-76a.md

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