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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Spitfire · Farmington, NM · March 7, 1992

Date: March 7, 1992 · 02:14 local
Place: Farmington, NM
Airport: Four Corners Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N797SF
Reported as: Amtr Spitfire
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,200 total0 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N797SFRegistration cancelled Aug 20, 1992 · Black Bruce Allen SPITFIRE MK IXS/N TWO9KCR82C Airframe modelBlack Bruce Allen SPITFIRE MK IX

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot conducting high speed taxi test. Lost control. Tried to fly. Airspeed low. Departed end of runway over a cliff

As the FAA filed it

PILOT CONDUCTING HIGH SPEED TAXI TEST. LOST CONTROL. TRIED TO FLY. AIRSPEED LOW.DEPARTED END OF RUNWAY OVER A CLIFF

Other reports on N797SF · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19890513027949IOther Ground Ops · Farmington, NMCanopy broke loose on high speed taxi test. Aircraft became airborne. Nosed over on landing.May 13, 1989 · Minor damage