# Incident 19800720061709I: Amtr SPITFIRE, Amarillo, TX, July 20, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1980, 17:30 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Airport: Tradewind
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1699° N, 101.8259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRADEWIND (TDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1699&lon=-101.8259&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8R-2010-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vickers SPITFIRE MARK IX (registry code 9470112, https://openairdocs.org/model/vickers-spitfire-mark-ix) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce MERLIN (registry code 54502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-merlin) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SPITFIRE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 18 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800720061709I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RADIATOR FLAP SEPARATED CAUSING LOSS OF FLAPS & BRAKES. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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