Aircraft Description
N521R is a 1943 Vickers SPITFIRE MARK IX, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Apex Foundation in Bellevue, WA. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on April 6, 1990. The registration certificate was issued on December 12, 2001. The registration is set to expire on August 31, 2029. Powered by a Rolls-royc MERLIN engine producing 1760 horsepower, N521R is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A68E1C (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N521R was last updated on August 25, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Vickers is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 4 Vickers aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the SPITFIRE MARK IX model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N521R. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC