# Rolls-Royce GRIFFON

- Type: Engine model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 54501
- Manufacturer (registry): ROLLS-ROYC
- Model: GRIFFON
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Power: 2,455 hp
- Installed in: 5 registered aircraft
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-griffon

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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## Registered aircraft (5)

- [N114BP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N114BP): [Pond Warbirds LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POND%20WARBIRDS%20LLC), [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno), built 1945, S/N 65-648206
- [N47SF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47SF): [Smith James E Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20JAMES%20E%20TRUSTEE), [Kalispell, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Kalispell), built 1947, S/N VP441
- [N54SF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54SF): [Comanche Warbirds Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMANCHE%20WARBIRDS%20INC), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston), built 1944, S/N 6S/663452
- [N749DP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N749DP): [American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIRPOWER%20HERITAGE%20FLYING%20MUSEUM), [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas), built 1983, S/N NH749
- [N969SM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N969SM): [Echo Matrix LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ECHO%20MATRIX%20LLC), [Bentonville, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Bentonville), built 1945, S/N 6S-663052

## NTSB investigations (2)

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.
- [NTSB SEA94LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA122), May 19, 1994: Vickers Spitfire Mark Xviii (N41702), Great Falls, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL WHILE IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC). FACTORS INCLUDE THE PILOT'S POOR INFLIGHT DECISION TO ATTEMPT AN IMC CLIMB IN AN AIRCRAFT NOT…

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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…
- [Accident 19940519011949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940519011949A), May 19, 1994: Amtr SPITFIRE (N41702), Great Falls, MT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Tried to climb out on top. Lost control. Dived into terrain. Fighter not equipped for IFR flight. Partal panel skill

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