# Accident 19890211002509A: Child S2BPITTS, Walker, LA, February 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1989, 15:11 local time
- Place: Walker, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4832° N, 90.8671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walker, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4832&lon=-90.8671&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11SE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11SE-2026-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christen Industries PITTS S-2B (registry code 2210006, https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-pitts-s-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2BPITTS
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO540D4A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30,805 total, 250 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890211002509A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. IMPACTED TREES AND TERRAIN ON THE FORCED LANDING. HAD JUST PURCHASED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 FTW89LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA048), Feb 11, 1989: Pitts S2B (N11SE), Walker, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: LOSS OF TOTAL ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. FUEL EXHAUSTION OCCURRED DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PERFORM FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS. CONTRIBUTING WAS THE INADEQUATE FUEL QUANITY SIGHT…

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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