# Lee Pitcher WITTMAN W-8

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 97902FA
- Manufacturer (registry): LEE PITCHER
- Model: WITTMAN W-8
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Cruise speed: 112 mph
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/lee-pitcher-wittman-w-8

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## NTSB investigations (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 NYC95LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA115), May 20, 1995: Pitcher W-8 (N13PE), Mineral, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: an electrical system problem that resulted in a blown (failed) fuze and an inoperative electric fuel pump, which in turn resulted in fuel starvation and loss of engine power; and failure of the pilot…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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.

- [Accident 19950520012039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950520012039A), May 20, 1995: N13PE, Richmond, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Recent purchase. Lost power on takeoff. Stalled. Master switch fuse blown. Electric fuel pump. Failed keep airspeed

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Barto Special WITTMAN W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/barto-special-wittman-w-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 97902AZ
- [Labreche WITTMAN W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/labreche-wittman-w-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 97902DT
- [Robbins WITTMAN W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/robbins-wittman-w-8): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 9790293
- [Aycock WITTMAN W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/aycock-wittman-w-8): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 9790298
- [Lowers WITTMAN W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/lowers-wittman-w-8): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 97902D9
- [Tailwind WITTMAN W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/tailwind-wittman-w-8): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 97902NN
- [Daglio WITTMAN W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/daglio-wittman-w-8): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 9790816
- [Bitonti Frank Edward WITTMAN W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/bitonti-frank-edward-wittman-w-8): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 9790858
- [Haskell William T WITTMAN W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/haskell-william-t-wittman-w-8): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 9790862

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