N455FG

Cancelled 2013

Deregistered aircraft · 1984 Griffin Fred W FG-1A GYROCOPTER · Volkswagen CONVERSION

Cancelled: September 30, 2013
Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number: 1
Year built: 1984
Type: Rotorcraft
Engine: Reciprocating
Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
Airworthiness date: April 17, 1984
Certificate issued: May 24, 1984
Last registry action: October 6, 1990
Mode S code: A58533
Owner when cancelled: Grober Earnest W
Location: Ore City, TX
Owner type: Individual

Airframe modelGriffin Fred W FG-1A GYROCOPTERADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelVolkswagen CONVERSIONReciprocating

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners’ street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N455FG and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB FTW84FA290Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMt Pleasant, TXAccording to witnesses, the gyrocopter plt took off & turned onto a left downwind to stay in the traffic pattern for rwy 17. One witness stated that the gyrocopter turned onto final apch at about 300 to 400 ft AGL. Two other witnesses, who reside aprx 1/4 mi…Jun 29, 1984 · Destroyed