# Accident 19960608013119A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, Everett, WA, June 8, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1996, 17:45 local time
- Place: Everett, WA
- Airport: Snohomish County - Paine Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9803° N, 122.1993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9803&lon=-122.1993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7BH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7BH-2013-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pitts Special 1C (registry code 72202V9, https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-1c) (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 PITTSSPECS1
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 300 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960608013119A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. TUMBLED THROUGH TREES. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. SOME FUEL IN ANOTHER.

## 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 SEA96LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA117), Jun 9, 1996: Head Pitts S-1C (N7BH), Everett, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation. The aircraft's lack of a fuel quantity gauge and trees in the forced landing area were related factors.

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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