Cumberland-Pitts Special S1C N4T
16 March 1995 · New Windsor, Maryland, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 March 1995 at about 22:37 local time, a Cumberland-Pitts Special S1C registered N4T was involved in an accident near New Windsor, Maryland, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:37
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Windsor, Maryland, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.5407, -77.0996
- Aircraft
- Cumberland-Pitts Special S1C
- Registration
- N4T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Westminster → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC95LA075
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the failure of the fuel pump diagram which resulted in fuel starvation and a subsequent forced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE IN CRUISE, ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT, THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. THE PILOT TRIED TO ELIMINATE THE ROUGHNESS BY USE OF A HAND WOBBLE FUEL PUMP AND SWITCHING TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAGNETOS. THE ENGINE INITIALLY GOT BETTER, THEN GOT WORSE, FOLLOWED BY A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A BACKYARD. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR BROKE ON LANDING 'BECAUSE I HIT TOO HARD.' DURING THE POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION, THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP DIAPHRAGM WAS RUPTURED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug 1995 | Schweizer 269C | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1995 | Cessna 182F | Mitchellville, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1995 | Snow S2A | Pasadena, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1995 | Cessna 182 | Annapolis, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1995 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Annapolis, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1995 | Mooney M20E | Shady Side, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |