# N7025N: 1955 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: 141262
- Year built: 1955
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: April 22, 2025
- Certificate issued: July 8, 2021
- Expires: July 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A95F10
- Registered owner: [Bussted LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUSSTED%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=7025N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7025N

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 CHI94FA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA262), Aug 2, 1994: Grumman HU-16 (N7025N), St. Ignace, MI, minor damage, 1 fatal. 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…

## 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 19940802020109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940802020109A), Aug 2, 1994: Gruman HU16 (N7025N), St Ignace, MI, Minor damage. When reverse pitch selected propeller failed to go into reverse pitch.

## 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)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N7025N

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N7025N before.

- [Cancelled 1967-11-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7025N-1967-11-13): Beech H-18, S/N BA-751. Exported to Japan. Owner: [Shigeyoshi Sugihara](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHIGEYOSHI%20SUGIHARA), [Scarsdale, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Scarsdale)

## 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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