# N7029C: Grumman HU-16, registration cancelled 1991-08-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 22, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Grumman HU-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-hu-16) (registry code 3950405)
- Serial number: 997213
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: February 20, 1991
- Last registry action: February 20, 1991
- Mode S code: A95F92
- Owner when cancelled: [Pacific Flying Fish Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACIFIC%20FLYING%20FISH%20INC)
- Location: [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0660° N, 118.2386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90012, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7029C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7029C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7029C-1991-08-22

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 LAX91LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA266), Jun 19, 1991: Grumman HU-16E (N7029C), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER TOUCHDOWN IN THE WATER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. LOSS OF POWER ON THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF QUALIFICATIONS WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 19910618022449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910618022449A), Jun 18, 1991: Gruman HU16 (N7029C), Pacific Ocean, HI, Destroyed. On Ocean ferry flight lost right engine,could not maintain flight. Ditched in rough water and sank.

## Other aircraft with N7029C

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7029C): Aerostar International S-60A, S/N S60A-3197, built 1994
- [Cancelled 1972-02-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7029C-1972-02-23): Grumman TBM-3E, S/N 53914. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Aerial Applicators Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERIAL%20APPLICATORS%20INC), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

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