# N70258: 1955 Grumman HU-16, registration cancelled 2004-04-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 23, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Non-citizen corporation, flight hours not reported
- Airframe: [Grumman HU-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-hu-16) (registry code 3950405)
- Engine: [Wright R-1820 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (registry code 67020)
- Serial number: 141271
- Year built: 1955
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, aerial surveying, carriage of cargo
- Airworthiness date: May 27, 1999
- Certificate issued: July 27, 1999
- Last registry action: April 7, 2004
- Mode S code: A95F24
- Owner when cancelled: [Corsair Aviation Holdings Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CORSAIR%20AVIATION%20HOLDINGS%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Pierce, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Pierce)
- Owner type: Non-citizen corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.5033° N, 80.3605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34946, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70258
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=70258
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70258-2004-04-23

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

## 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 ATL03FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA147), Sep 25, 2003: Grumman HU-16C (N70258), Fort Pierce, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the pilot placing the fuel selector in the off position which resulted in fuel starvation to the left engine, after the pilot intentionally shut down the right engine.

## 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 20030925031249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030925031249A), Sep 25, 2003: Gruman HU16 (N70258), Fort Pierce, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) The aircraft departed runway 09 at fpr to practice water work at lake okeechobee. At approximately 500 feet on departure the right engine chip detector…

## Other aircraft with N70258

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70258): Cessna 162, S/N 16200072, built 2011
- [Cancelled 2007-11-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70258-2007-11-01): Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4, S/N 52352, built 2007. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Bell Helicopter Textron Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20TEXTRON%20INC), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)

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