# N8R: 1943 Vickers SPITFIRE MARK IX, registration cancelled 2010-12-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 14, 2010
- Exported to: Germany
- 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: CBAF 7269
- Year built: 1943
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: October 8, 1985
- Certificate issued: April 26, 2010
- Last registry action: June 25, 2010
- Mode S code: AADEA2
- Owner when cancelled: [Champion Air Group LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHAMPION%20AIR%20GROUP%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8R-2010-12-14

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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

## 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 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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