# Accident 20191219017739A: Pitts-Abernathy A, Bolivar, TN, December 19, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 2019, 16:35 local time
- Place: Bolivar, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1817° N, 89.1039° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1817&lon=-89.1039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N113A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N113A-2021-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pitts-Abernathy A (registry code 72202M6, https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-abernathy-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HO-360 series (registry code 41513, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS-ABERNATHY A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HO-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,090 total, 351 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191219017739A

## Narrative

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

ON 12/19/2019 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED N113A ON HWY 18 IN BOLIVAR TN. THE AIRCRAFT HIT SEVERAL TREE BRANCHES AND THEN HIT AN EMBANKMENT NEXT TO THE HWY, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA20CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA090), Dec 19, 2019: Pitts A (N113A), Hickory Valley, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel planning which resulted in a 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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