# Accident 19930716024219A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Manassas, VA, July 16, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1993, 15:34 local time
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Airport: Harry P Davis Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5590° N, 77.3007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5590&lon=-77.3007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3186, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3186) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hancock-Harris PITTS SPECIAL (registry code 72202MU, https://openairdocs.org/model/hancock-harris-pitts-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930716024219A

## Narrative

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

MISREAD FUEL TANKS. RAN OUT OF FUEL ON DEPARTURE. FORCED LANDING IN A BACK YARD. STRUCK A SMALL SHED.

## 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 BFO93LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA125), Jul 16, 1993: Hancock- Harris Pitts Special (N3186), Independent Hil, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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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