# N308WK: 1944 Vickers SPITFIRE MARK IX, registration cancelled 2019-10-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 4, 2019
- Exported to: United Kingdom
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Vickers SPITFIRE MARK IX](https://openairdocs.org/model/vickers-spitfire-mark-ix) (registry code 9470112)
- Engine: [Rolls-Royce MERLIN](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-merlin) (registry code 54502)
- Serial number: MK9-TE308
- Year built: 1944
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Certificate issued: July 3, 2012
- Last registry action: June 25, 2018
- Mode S code: A33F08
- Owner when cancelled: [Greenwood William S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GREENWOOD%20WILLIAM%20S)
- Location: [Aspen, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Aspen)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0511° N, 106.8450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81612, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N308WK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=308WK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N308WK-2019-10-04

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Vickers SPITFIRE MARK IX: https://openairdocs.org/model/vickers-spitfire-mark-ix.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 DFW08LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA118), Apr 26, 2008: Vickers Spitfire (N308WK), Galveston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The Hurricane pilot's failure to maintain directional control during roll-out. Contributing factors were the restricted forward visibility of the tail-wheel equipped Spitfire, the lack of…

## 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 20080426834299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080426834299A), Apr 26, 2008: Amtr SPITFIRE (N308WK), Galveston, TX, Substantial damage. (-23)The PIC of 308WK (Spitfire) landed at gls on rwy 17. He was landing in sequence behind N96RW (hurricane) with about 20 seconds of spacing. The PIC of…
- [Incident 20060617011399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060617011399I), Jun 17, 2006: Vicker SPITFIREMKIX (N308WK), Aspen, CO, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft made 3-point landing on runway 15. During landing roll, tail "went right" and pilot corrected with right rudder. Aircraft straightened out…

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