# N8R: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: December 14, 2010
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8R

## Aircraft that carried N8R

- [Cancelled 2010-12-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8R-2010-12-14): Vickers SPITFIRE MARK IX, S/N CBAF 7269, built 1943. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Champion Air Group LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHAMPION%20AIR%20GROUP%20LLC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8R (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 19800720061709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800720061709I), Jul 20, 1980: Amtr SPITFIRE (N8R), Amarillo, TX, Minor damage. Radiator flap separated causing loss of flaps & brakes. Aircraft ground looped on landing.

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