# Accident 19930214004319A: Child S1TPITTS, Sun City, FL, February 14, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1993, 15:45 local time
- Place: Sun City, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6784° N, 82.4787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sun City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6784&lon=-82.4787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49308 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S1TPITTS
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360A1E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,190 total, 16 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930214004319A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA93LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA069), Feb 14, 1993: Aerotek Pitts S-1T (N49308), Sun City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO VERIFY FUEL LOAD AFTER REFUELING, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

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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