# Incident 19960413013539I: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS2S, Ft Lauderdale, FL, April 13, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1996, 10:30 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0717° N, 80.1497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD INTL (FLL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0717&lon=-80.1497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N317JK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N317JK-2002-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christen Industries PITTS S-2B (registry code 2210006, https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-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 PITTSSPECS2S
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 680 total, 40 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960413013539I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS ON FINAL FOR RWY 08 FXE AT 1100 FT. ENGINE WOULD NOT DEVELOP POWER. PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON PROSPECT STREET. SCENE INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF FUEL. FURTHER INVESTIGATION INDICATED AN EXTRA ORDINARY AMOUNT OF FUEL WAS USED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOPPED OFF WITH 23 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE AIRCRAFT FUEL INDICATOR FOR FUEL USED SHOWED ONLY 12.9 GALLONS USED. FUEL LOSS WAS DUE TO AEROBATIC FLYING AND FUEL GOING OUT THE TANK VENT.

## Other reports on N317JK (2)

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

- [Accident 19971123044329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971123044329A), Nov 23, 1997: Child S2BPITTS (N317JK), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. Right main gear collapsed on landing roll. Report no brake. Veered left. Quartering tailwind factor. Gear overload. (-23) aircraft rolled approximately 500 ft…
- [Incident 19960124002119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960124002119I), Jan 24, 1996: Child S2BPITTS (N317JK), Coral Springs, FL. Narrative: while instructing student for aerobatics flight in S-2B, pilot reports engine "sputtered" and stopped operating. The pilot Ms. Dagmar kress managed…

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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