Aircraft N116AG Data

Airframe Info

Manufacturer:	Grumman
Model:	HU-16C Albatross    Search all Grumman HU-16C
Year built:	1955
Construction Number (C/N):	G-214
Aircraft Type:	Fixed wing multi engine
Number of Seats:	8
Number of Engines:	2
Engine Type:	Reciprocating
Engine Manufacturer and Model:	Wright R-1820 SER

Aircraft

Registration Number:	N116AG
Mode S (ICAO24) Code:	A04284
Certification Class:	Restricted
Certification Issued:	2005-03-29
Air Worthiness Test:	1996-07-01
Last Action Taken:	2006-04-14
Current Status:	Valid

Owner

Registration Type:	Corporation
Owner:	Aleutian Goose Adventures Llc
Address:	Wilmington, DE 19810 United States
Region:	Eastern

User contributed data

Serial Number (C/N):

G-214    (by dave on 2012-12-02 23:51:40)

User Comments

dave, 2012-12-03 10:43:01

All Grumman Albatrosses had factory OEM serial numbers between G-1 and G-464; all other "serial" numbers improperly used for civilian registrations are actually either former military USAF serial or USN Bureau of Aeronautics (aka “Bu”) numbers. In the case of N116AG, its supposed “serial number” as currently registered is actually an incorrect truncation of its former USAF serial number 51-7164. It was also once identified as USN BuNo. 142429, but per FAA Advisory Circulars AC21-12b and AC21-13, a former military aircraft such as this is NOT supposed to be registered with the FAA using one of those former military serial numbers, if as it does it actually has an OEM (i.e. Grumman) serial number – it is supposed to be registered using that OEM factory serial number – i.e. “G-214”