# Accident 19940519011949A: Amtr SPITFIRE, Great Falls, MT, May 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1994, 17:45 local time
- Place: Great Falls, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5301° N, 111.2592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5301&lon=-111.2592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41702, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41702-2016-09-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vickers Supermarine SPITFIRE MARK XVIII (registry code 9470123, https://openairdocs.org/model/vickers-supermarine-spitfire-mark-xviii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce GRIFFON (registry code 54501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-griffon) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SPITFIRE
- Reported engine: RROYCE GRIFFON
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 10 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940519011949A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO CLIMB OUT ON TOP. LOST CONTROL. DIVED INTO TERRAIN. FIGHTER NOT EQUIPPED FOR IFR FLIGHT.PARTAL PANEL SKILL

## 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 SEA94LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA122), May 19, 1994: Vickers Spitfire Mark Xviii (N41702), Great Falls, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL WHILE IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC). FACTORS INCLUDE THE PILOT'S POOR INFLIGHT DECISION TO ATTEMPT AN IMC CLIMB IN AN AIRCRAFT NOT…

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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