# N7026C: 1951 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-1820-76D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-76d) (registry code 66830)
- Serial number: 149836
- Year built: 1951
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: April 18, 2025
- Certificate issued: April 11, 2024
- Expires: April 30, 2031
- Mode S code: A95F29
- Registered owner: [Tri-State Warbird Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRI-STATE%20WARBIRD%20MUSEUM)
- Location: [Batavia, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Batavia)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0916° N, 84.1437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45103, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7026C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7026C

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-16)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N7026C.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N7026C.

## 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 N7026C

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N7026C before.

- [Cancelled 1970-09-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7026C-1970-09-10): Grumman TBM-3E, S/N 69294. Owner: [Idaho Aircraft Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/IDAHO%20AIRCRAFT%20CO%20INC), [Boise, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Boise)

## Related

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

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