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N8497J

Grumman HU-16B

Valid Oklahoma

N8497J is a Grumman HU-16B, a fixed-wing airplane with more than one motor with a piston engine, built in 1953. It has 8 seats. It is registered to E-Commerce Education Foundation, a corporation in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The registration is valid: it was issued on April 1, 2009 and expires on January 31, 2030. It holds a restricted airworthiness certificate for forest, dated November 22, 1988.

Aircraft

Maker
Grumman
Model
HU-16B
Serial number
49-099
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 2 motors
Seats
8
Year built
1953
Cruising speed
168 mph
Transponder code
ABA49E (octal 52722236)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 1, 2009
Expires
January 31, 2030
Last FAA action
September 30, 2023
Airworthiness
Restricted · Forest · November 22, 1988
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00252831

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
E-Commerce Education Foundation
Type
Corporation
Address
7419 S Jackson Ave
Tulsa, OK 74132-2308

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data