19930214004319A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Child S1TPITTS · Sun City, FL · February 14, 1993

Date
February 14, 1993 · 15:45 local
Place
Sun City, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N49308
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA93LA069
Reported as
Child S1TPITTS
Reported engine
Lycoming AEIO360A1E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,190 total16 in this make and model10 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.

Ran out of fuel en route. Force landing in orange grove. Believed added 14 gallons but was 1.4. No visual check.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE.FORCE LANDING IN ORANGE GROVE. BELIEVED ADDED 14 GALLONS BUT WAS 1.4. NO VISUAL CHECK.

NTSB investigation

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