# Accident 19830219004609A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C, St Petersburg, FL, February 19, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1983, 11:30 local time
- Place: St Petersburg, FL
- Airport: St Petersburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7399° N, 82.6903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7399&lon=-82.6903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N507LS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N507LS-1988-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stephens AL PITTS SPECIAL S-1C (registry code 7221187, https://openairdocs.org/model/stephens-al-pitts-special-s-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1C
- Reported engine: LYC IO320C1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 356 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83FLD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FLD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830219004609A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MIA83FLD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FLD01), Feb 19, 1983: Pitts Special S-1C (N507LS), St. Petersburg, FL, substantial damage

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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