# N455FG: 1984 Griffin Fred W FG-1A GYROCOPTER, registration cancelled 2013-09-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Griffin Fred W FG-1A GYROCOPTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/griffin-fred-w-fg-1a-gyrocopter) (registry code 130011K)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: 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](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GROBER%20EARNEST%20W)
- Location: [Ore City, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Ore%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8268° N, 94.7372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75683, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N455FG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=455FG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N455FG-2013-09-30

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Griffin Fred W FG-1A GYROCOPTER: https://openairdocs.org/model/griffin-fred-w-fg-1a-gyrocopter.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW84FA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA290), Jun 29, 1984: Griffin FG-1A (N455FG), Mt Pleasant, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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