- Date
- August 5, 1983, 07:55 local (11:55 UTC)
- Place
- Kissimmee, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N77RPitts S-1C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830805044959A
- Case key
- 30929
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While cruising at 2000 ft MSL the eng lost pwr. The plt restarted the eng 3 times but was forced to lnd when it would not develop pwr. During lndg roll in a cow pasture the acft collided with a fence post, ground looped, and turned our on its back. The fuel system was found empty however the plt stated that the fuel quantity gauge indicated that there was some fuel in the tank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77R
- Reported as
- Pitts S-1C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 51C
- Airframe hours
- 220
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kathleen & Kevin Plunkett
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 28, 1983 · 18 hours before
- Departed
- ISM · Kissimmee, FL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 247 total · 7 in this make and model · 51 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORL, 13 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.