# N7927: 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: 137927
- Year built: 1955
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, carriage of cargo, aerial surveying
- Airworthiness date: May 11, 2001
- Certificate issued: September 10, 2008
- Expires: September 30, 2028
- Mode S code: AAC2C0
- Registered owner: [Adventures Albatross Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ADVENTURES%20ALBATROSS%20INC)
- Location: [Dover, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Dover)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1815° N, 75.4736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19901, 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=7927
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7927

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

None matched to N7927.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N7927.

## 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 N7927

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N7927 before.

- [Cancelled 1972-03-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7927-1972-03-22): Grumman G-164A, S/N 813. Exported to Yugoslavia. Owner: [International Ag-Cat Distributors Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERNATIONAL%20AG-CAT%20DISTRIBUTORS%20INC), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- [Cancelled 1930-01-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7927-1930-01-16): Phantom PHANTOM, S/N 1, built 1928. Owner: [Phantom Knight Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHANTOM%20KNIGHT%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Oak Park, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Oak%20Park)

## 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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