# NTSB LAX83LA028: Pitts S1, N42JF, San Andreas, CA, November 7, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 7, 1982, 11:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place: San Andreas, CA
- Coordinates: 38.200489, -120.620193 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2005&lon=-120.6202&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72473
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83LA028
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72473/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA028

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, unknown
  - powerplant controls - improper use of, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - fuel supply - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, maneuvering - turn to landing area (emergency)
- In flight collision with object, maneuvering - turn to landing area (emergency)
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - fence (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT HAD BEEN AIRBORNE ABOUT 2 HRS & CONSUMED OVER 23 GALS OF FUEL WHEN THE ENG QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE OPERATOR STATED THIS WAS CONSIDERABLY MORE THEN THE NORMAL FUEL CONSUMPTION OF ABOUT 8 GALS/HR. DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING THE ACFT STRUCK A POWER LINE OVER A ROAD. THE ACFT THEN LANDED ON THE ROAD & THE LEFT WING STRUCK A FIRE HYDRANT. IT THEN WENT THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N42JF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42JF), registered now, S/N 1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S1
- Registry model: [Fisher Jerald R PITTS S-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/fisher-jerald-r-pitts-s-1) (registry code 72207A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 1
- Airframe hours: 18
- Engines: UNK/NR reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Jerald R. Fisher
- Registered owner: Jerald R. Fisher
- Departed: C, SAN ANDREAS, CA
- Destination: C, SAN ANDREAS, CA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 62; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 320° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 18,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 135 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: SCK, 31 nm away

## 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 19821107057069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821107057069A), Nov 7, 1982: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C, San Andreas, CA, Destroyed. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine quit from fuel exhaustion.

## Other investigations on N42JF (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 WPR24FA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA287), Aug 25, 2024: Pitts S1 (N42JF), Santa Paula, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power at low altitude for reasons that could not be determined.

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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