# N7025J: Grumman HU-16

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Grumman HU-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-hu-16) (registry code 3950405, 5 seats)
- Engine: [Wright R-1820 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (registry code 67020)
- Serial number: 131910
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, crew training
- Airworthiness date: January 19, 2018
- Certificate issued: April 15, 2021
- Expires: April 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A95F0C
- Registered owner: [Sky West Aviation Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKY%20WEST%20AVIATION%20INC%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0071° N, 106.6098° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87106, 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=7025J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7025J

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-16)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX98LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA313), Sep 26, 1998: Grumman HU-16C (N7025J), Sedona, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot in command's selection of the wrong runway for the prevailing wind conditions, and the second pilot's inadequate compensation for the winds. Factors in the accident were the second pilot's…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19980926039189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980926039189A), Sep 26, 1998: Gruman HU16 (N7025J), Sedona, AZ, Substantial damage. (.19)On September 26, 1998, at 0945 hours mountain standard time, a Grumman HU-16, N7025J, veered off runway 3 on the landing rollout at the Sedona, Arizona,…

## Service difficulty reports (1)

As reported by operators and repair stations. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 95ZZZX4378](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX4378), Jul 30, 1995: PISTON. DAMAGED. AT 6,500 MSL-10 MI E OF DSM, RT ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT CAME ON WITH ENGINE VIBRATION. FEATHERED RT ENGINE, PRECAUTIONARY. LANDING NORMAL. FOUND VALVE AND PI

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N7025J

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N7025J before.

- [Cancelled 1979-02-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7025J-1979-02-15): Bell 47G-4A, S/N 7724. Exported to Japan. Owner: [Coastal Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COASTAL%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Cotulla, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Cotulla)

## Related

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

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