# N633VS: 1945 Vickers-Armstrong SPITFIRE IX, registration cancelled 2024-08-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 29, 2024
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Vickers-Armstrong SPITFIRE IX](https://openairdocs.org/model/vickers-armstrong-spitfire-ix) (registry code 056248U)
- Engine: [Rolls-Royce MERLIN](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-merlin) (registry code 54502)
- Serial number: CBAF IX.571
- Year built: 1945
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: October 15, 2010
- Last registry action: April 12, 2024
- Mode S code: A84ACD
- Location: Newmarket, Australia
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N633VS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=633VS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N633VS-2024-08-29

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-Armstrong SPITFIRE IX: https://openairdocs.org/model/vickers-armstrong-spitfire-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 WPR23LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA268), Jul 7, 2023: Vickers-Armstrong Spitfire IX (N633VS), Deer Park, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind.

## 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.

- [Accident 20230707012819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230707012819A), Jul 7, 2023: Vickers-Armstrong Ltd SPITFIRE IX (N633VS), Deer Park, WA, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed runway 16 at Deer Park, WA (dew). As aircraft landed, a wind gust caused the aircraft to veer to the left. Aircraft rolled off the runway…

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