# N47SF: 1947 Vickers/Supermarine SEAFIRE 47

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Vickers/Supermarine SEAFIRE 47](https://openairdocs.org/model/vickers-supermarine-seafire-47) (registry code 9470101, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Rolls-Royce GRIFFON](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-griffon) (registry code 54501)
- Serial number: VP441
- Year built: 1947
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: April 14, 2004
- Certificate issued: February 8, 2024
- Expires: February 28, 2031
- Mode S code: A5C057
- Registered owners: [Smith James E Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20JAMES%20E%20TRUSTEE), [Talcott Jeri K Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TALCOTT%20JERI%20K%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Kalispell, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Kalispell)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 48.2162° N, 114.3276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalispell, MT, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=47SF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47SF

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Vickers/Supermarine SEAFIRE 47)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rolls-Royce GRIFFON)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N47SF.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N47SF.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## Service difficulty reports on N47SF not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N47SF, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 20001129SH016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20001129SH016), Oct 17, 2000: BOLT. WORN. UPPER AND LOWER BOLTS THAT ATTACH BOTH THE MAIN ELEVATOR CABLES AND AUTOPILOT BRIDLE CABLES. (X)

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Vickers/Supermarine SEAFIRE 47 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/vickers-supermarine-seafire-47/aircraft.md
- The Rolls-Royce GRIFFON engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-griffon.md

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