# N49115: 1951 Grumman HU-16, registration cancelled 2018-01-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 8, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Grumman HU-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-hu-16) (registry code 3950405)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 51-7240
- Year built: 1951
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, aerial surveying, forest, patrolling, weather control, carriage of cargo
- Airworthiness date: May 26, 1995
- Certificate issued: January 12, 2012
- Last registry action: January 12, 2012
- Mode S code: A61668
- Owner when cancelled: [Parsons John](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PARSONS%20JOHN)
- Location: [Sparks, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Sparks)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5383° N, 119.7498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89431, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49115
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=49115
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49115-2018-01-08

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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-16: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-hu-16.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 19840425021609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840425021609I), Apr 25, 1984: Gruman HU16E (N49115), Tucson, AZ, Minor damage. Smoking engines on climbout forced a return. Indicates engines overheated by lengthy runup by unskilled pilot.

## Other aircraft with N49115

- [Cancelled 1971-04-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49115-1971-04-30): Aeronca 0-58B, S/N 058B-4402. Owner: [Skycrest Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKYCREST%20AVIATION%20INC), [Auburn, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Auburn)

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