# Accident 19950520012039A: Lee Pitcher WITTMAN W-8, Richmond, VA, May 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1995, 12:57 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Holly Springs Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0002° N, 77.8998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0002&lon=-77.8998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13PE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13PE-2013-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lee Pitcher WITTMAN W-8 (registry code 97902FA, https://openairdocs.org/model/lee-pitcher-wittman-w-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950520012039A

## Narrative

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

RECENT PURCHASE. LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. STALLED. MASTER SWITCH FUSE BLOWN. ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. FAILED KEEP AIRSPEED

## 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 NYC95LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA115), May 20, 1995: Pitcher W-8 (N13PE), Mineral, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: an electrical system problem that resulted in a blown (failed) fuze and an inoperative electric fuel pump, which in turn resulted in fuel starvation and loss of engine power; and failure of the pilot…

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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