# Accident 19931107042279A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Miami, FL, November 7, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1993, 16:25 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Tamiami Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.6708° N, 80.3004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6708&lon=-80.3004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55SR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55SR-1996-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lovern-Pitts Special S-1-C (registry code 72202C4, https://openairdocs.org/model/lovern-pitts-special-s-1-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,045 total, 25 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931107042279A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. CRASH LANDED. FUEL TANKS EMPTY. EIGHT OZ IN SYSTEM. FUEL TANK VENT LINE RUPTURED.

## 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 MIA94LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA016), Nov 7, 1993: Lovern Pitts S1C (N55SR), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND RESULTING IN THE TOTAL 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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