N969SM - 1945 Vickers Supermarine Ltd Spitfire MK Xviii Aircraft Registration

N969SM is a 1945 Vickers Supermarine LTD SPITFIRE MK XVIII, a single-engine turbo-prop aircraft registered to Echo Matrix LLC in Bentonville, AR. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on November 9, 2015. The registration certificate was issued on April 9, 2020. The registration is set to expire on April 30, 2027. Powered by a Rolls-royc GRIFFON engine producing 2455 horsepower, N969SM is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AD7F31 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N969SM was last updated on January 22, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Supermarine Spitfire, Britain's legendary World War II interceptor fighter, became the only British fighter aircraft to remain in continuous production throughout the entire war. First flown in 1938, it was a single-seat, low-wing monoplane powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin inline engine, featuring distinctive elliptical wings. With a wingspan of approximately 36 feet and powered by engines ranging from 1,030 to over 2,000 horsepower in later variants, more than 20,300 Spitfires were manufactured by Supermarine and associated factories. AviatorDB tracks 5 Vickers Supermarine LTD aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is SPIT.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N969SM. 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.