# Accident 20140715013679A: Pipistrel Lsa S R L ALPHA TRAINER, Pompano Beach, FL, July 15, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2014, 21:00 local time
- Place: Pompano Beach, FL
- Airport: Pompano Beach Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2447° N, 80.1061° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2447&lon=-80.1061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10PU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10PU-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pipistrel Lsa S R L ALPHA TRAINER (registry code 060009K, https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-lsa-s-r-l-alpha-trainer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL2 (registry code 55574, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPISTREL LSA S R L ALPHA TRAINER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 54 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA355) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140715013679A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED WITH APPROXIMATELY 45% (5.4 GALLONS) OF FUEL ON BOARD FROM DELRAY BEACH FLORIDA, HEADING TO BISCAYNE BAY FOR SIGHTSEEING WITH PAX. AIRCRAFT SPUTTERED AND LOSS POWER AT 7% FUEL SHOWING ON INDICATOR.

## 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 ERA14LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA355), Jul 16, 2014: Pipistrel Alpha Trainer (N10PU), Pompano Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s miscalculation of the fuel quantity requirements, which resulted in 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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