Pitts S1 N42JF
7 November 1982 · San Andreas, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 November 1982 at about 19:15 local time, a Pitts S1 registered N42JF, operated by Jerald R. Fisher, was involved in an accident near San Andreas, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Andreas, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.2005, -120.6202
- Aircraft
- Pitts S1
- Registration
- N42JF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Jerald R. Fisher
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Andreas → San Andreas
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83LA028
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Pitts S1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 1982 | Pitts S1-S | Fallbrook, California, United States | Fallbrook Air Service | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 May 1983 | Pitts S1-SP | Wetumpka, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1981 | Pitts S1-C | Livermore, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jul 1980 | Pitts S1 | Centerville, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jun 1979 | Pitts S1-C | Southaven, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Dec 1985 | Pitts S1-C | San Jose, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Truckee, California, United States | Larry Laurich | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1982 | Cessna 180K | El Cajon, California, United States | Hartley Warren | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1982 | Cessna 182 | Truckee, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Jun 1982 | Cessna 205 | El Centro, California, United States | Thomas James Sullivan | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 May 1982 | Cessna 182 | Truckee, California, United States | Charlie Roeschen | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172 | Antioch, California, United States | Executive Air | No injuries | - |