# NTSB ATL80FLT08: Pitts S1A, N99MS, Oakland, TN, May 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1980
- Place: Oakland, TN · OAKLAND, TN
- Location: 35.2261° N, 89.5382° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2261&lon=-89.5382&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136355
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FLT08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FLT08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0661  80/5/26  NR.OAKLAND,TN         PITTS S1A           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1930                    N99MS               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 28, 1212 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            25 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARLINGTON,TN                NEW ALBANY,MS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ATTMPTD LANDING UNDER PWRLNE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99MS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99MS-1983-05-17), registration cancelled 1983-05-17, S/N 10050 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S1A
- Registry model: [Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-special-s-1s) (registry code 0110301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800526015659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800526015659A), May 26, 1980: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Oakland, TN, Destroyed. Ran out of fuel en route. Hit ditch short of emergency landing area, after gliding under a power line.

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.

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