# N57LR: 1996 North American/Rogers B L P-51R, registration cancelled 2002-08-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 8, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [North American/Rogers B L P-51R](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-rogers-b-l-p-51r) (registry code 05602GN)
- Engine: [Rolls-Royce GRIFFON](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-griffon) (registry code 54501)
- Serial number: 87-1002
- Year built: 1996
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 15, 1997
- Certificate issued: June 3, 1996
- Last registry action: June 18, 2002
- Mode S code: A74D1A
- Owners when cancelled: [Rogers Bill L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROGERS%20BILL%20L), [Levitz Gary R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEVITZ%20GARY%20R)
- Location: [Richardson, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Richardson)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9761° N, 96.7421° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75080, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57LR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=57LR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57LR-2002-08-08

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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 North American/Rogers B L P-51R: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-rogers-b-l-p-51r.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 LAX99FA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99FA311), Sep 18, 1999: No American/Rogers B L P-51R (N57LR), Reno, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The onset of a flutter event and the resultant separation of the rudder and empennage from the aircraft. The precipitating cause for the flutter could not be determined.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19990918027849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990918027849A), Sep 18, 1999: Amtr P51R (N57LR), Reno, NV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (.4)The empennage assembly of the experimental race plane separated and the aircraft crashed during the first lap of an unlimited class heat race at the Reno…
- [Incident 19990913032189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990913032189I), Sep 13, 1999: Amtr P51R (N57LR), Eugene, OR, Minor damage. (-23) Inbound to Eugene airport, pilot declared an emergency due to oil on the windshield. Aircraft landed without incident. Repair facility reported that a…

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