# Accident 19831211060469A: Vicker TYPE668VRSTY, El Paso, TX, December 11, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1983, 14:15 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: West Texas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7109° N, 106.3300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7109&lon=-106.3300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65338 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: VICKER TYPE668VRSTY
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,425 total, 5 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831211060469A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING. PILOT WAS NOT RATED IN AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 FTW84LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA093), Dec 11, 1983: Vickers Type 668 Varsity (N65338), El Paso, TX, substantial damage

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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