# Vickers Supermarine SPITFIRE MARK XVIII

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 9470123
- Manufacturer (registry): VICKERS SUPERMARINE
- Model: SPITFIRE MARK XVIII
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/vickers-supermarine-spitfire-mark-xviii

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## Registered aircraft

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## NTSB investigations (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…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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.

- [Accident 19940519011949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940519011949A), May 19, 1994: Amtr SPITFIRE (N41702), Great Falls, MT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Tried to climb out on top. Lost control. Dived into terrain. Fighter not equipped for IFR flight. Partal panel skill

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