# N117FB: 1961 Grumman HU 16E, registration cancelled 2014-09-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 10, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Grumman HU 16E](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-hu-16e) (registry code 3950414)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A33SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A33SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 148326
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: November 10, 1982
- Certificate issued: February 20, 1996
- Last registry action: February 19, 2008
- Mode S code: A046B3
- Owner when cancelled: [United Capital Corp Of Ill](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20CAPITAL%20CORP%20OF%20ILL)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117FB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=117FB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117FB-2014-09-10

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Grumman HU 16E: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-hu-16e.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19840205012759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840205012759I), Feb 5, 1984: Gruman G111 (N117FB), Nassau, Bahamas, Minor damage. Left wing and float struck a sailboat unseen by captain while copilot was making a Harbor landing. Pilot censored.

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