# Incident 19930527019999I: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Aurora, CO, May 27, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1993, 16:09 local time
- Place: Aurora, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7294° N, 104.8319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7294&lon=-104.8319&mi=10
- Aircraft: N846, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N846) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat PITTS S-2B (registry code 2210308, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-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: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO540D4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 55 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930527019999I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LAND AT DESTINATION DUE TO WEATHER. FUEL EXHAUSTION TRYING TO FLY TO CLEAR WEATHER AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N846 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930825038329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930825038329I), Aug 25, 1993: Child S2BPITTS (N846), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Pilot applied heavy brakes to avoid another taxiing aircraft. Nose dropped and propeller struck taxiway.

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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