# N521R: 1943 Vickers SPITFIRE MARK IX

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Vickers SPITFIRE MARK IX](https://openairdocs.org/model/vickers-spitfire-mark-ix) (registry code 9470112, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Rolls-Royce MERLIN](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-merlin) (registry code 54502)
- Serial number: CBAF-1X-1886
- Year built: 1943
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: April 6, 1990
- Certificate issued: December 12, 2001
- Expires: August 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A68E1C
- Registered owner: [Apex Foundation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/APEX%20FOUNDATION)
- Location: [Bellevue, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Bellevue)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.6104° N, 122.2007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellevue, WA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=521R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N521R

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 SPITFIRE MARK IX)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N521R.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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.

- [Incident 19940319000429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940319000429I), Mar 19, 1994: Amtr SPITFIRE (N521R), Kalamazoo, MI, Minor damage. Narrative: the wind was 220 at 8-10 knots upon landing. After landing on RWY17 the tower advised the pilot the wind was now 300 at 8-10 knots. This windshear…

## 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.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Vickers SPITFIRE MARK IX aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/vickers-spitfire-mark-ix/aircraft.md
- The Rolls-Royce MERLIN engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-merlin.md

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