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N98TP

Grumman HU-16B

Valid Delaware

N98TP is a Grumman HU-16B, a fixed-wing airplane with more than one motor with a piston engine, built in 1951. It has 8 seats. It is registered to Trousdale Aviation LLC, an LLC in Wilmington, Delaware. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 27, 2021 and expires on September 30, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for exhibition, dated October 29, 2007.

Aircraft

Maker
Grumman
Model
HU-16B
Serial number
51-7186
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 2 motors · Wright R-1820 SER · 1475 hp
Seats
8
Year built
1951
Cruising speed
168 mph
Transponder code
ADAA82 (octal 53325202)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 27, 2021
Expires
September 30, 2028
Last FAA action
June 6, 2025
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition · October 29, 2007
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
00142634

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Trousdale Aviation LLC
Type
LLC
Address
1209 N Orange St
Wilmington, DE 19801-1120

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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