# Accident 20230707012819A: Vickers-Armstrong Ltd SPITFIRE IX, Deer Park, WA, July 7, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2023, 08:56 local time
- Place: Deer Park, WA
- Airport: Deer Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9671° N, 117.4286° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9671&lon=-117.4286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N633VS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N633VS-2024-08-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vickers-Armstrong SPITFIRE IX (registry code 056248U, https://openairdocs.org/model/vickers-armstrong-spitfire-ix) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce MERLIN (registry code 54502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-merlin) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VICKERS-ARMSTRONG LTD SPITFIRE IX
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC MERLIN
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 12,400 total, 155 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230707012819A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY 16 AT DEER PARK, WA (DEW).  AS AIRCRAFT LANDED, A WIND GUST CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE LEFT.  AIRCRAFT ROLLED OFF THE RUNWAY COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR AND STRIKING THE PROPELLER.

## 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 WPR23LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA268), Jul 7, 2023: Vickers-Armstrong Spitfire IX (N633VS), Deer Park, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind.

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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