# NTSB Accident DFW08LA118
> **VICKERS Spitfire** · 2008-04-26 · Galveston, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DFW08LA118
- **Event ID:** 20080505X00589
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-04-26
- **Location:** Galveston, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.270051, -94.855158
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** VICKERS
- **Model:** Spitfire
- **Registration:** N308WK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The Hurricane pilot's failure to maintain directional control during roll-out.  Contributing to the accident were the restricted forward visibility of the tail-wheel equipped Spitfire, the lack of communication to the other aircraft following the Hurricane, and the limited view of the runway by the airboss.

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