19830219004609A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C · St Petersburg, FL · February 19, 1983

Date
February 19, 1983 · 11:30 local
Place
St Petersburg, FL
Airport
St Petersburg
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N507LS
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA83FLD01
Reported as
Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320C1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
356 total6 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot misjudged fuel quantity, engine quit due to fuel starvation and aircraft crashed during forced landing.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MISJUDGED FUEL QUANTITY, ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING FORCED LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.