# Accident 20200410005929A: Christen Industries Inc PITTS S-2B, Fort Worth, TX, April 10, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2020, 18:00 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Flying Oaks Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8156° N, 97.5431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8156&lon=-97.5431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N487J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N487J-2020-06-25) (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: CHRISTEN INDUSTRIES INC PITTS S-2B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 16,500 total, 13 in this make and model, 213 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200410005929A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PIC OF N487J DEPARTED 2TE2 WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD.

N487J EXPERIENCE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 2,000 FEET MSL.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRFIELD.

N487J FORCE LANDED IN A FIELD SHORT OF 2TE2. WITH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSING ON IMPACT. MULTIPLE GROUND SCARS CREATED BY PROP STRIKES AND ENGINE COWLING.

N487J CAME TO REST INVERTED SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROLS.

## 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 CEN20CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA146), Apr 10, 2020: Pitts S2 (N487J), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the fuel level, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N487J (1)

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

- [Accident 20070819016319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070819016319A), Aug 19, 2007: Aviat PITTSS2B (N487J), Springfield, TN, Substantial damage. (-23) On landing rollout to a grass landing strip pilot encountered sudden and strong right cross wind. Corrective action did not hold aircraft on runway and…

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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