# Accident 19891115045389A: Piper PA23250, Hollywood, FL, November 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1989, 13:04 local time
- Place: Hollywood, FL
- Airport: North Perry Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9894° N, 80.2809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9894&lon=-80.2809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15LH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15LH-1992-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540G1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891115045389A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FUEL STARVATION STOPPED BOTH ENGINES. ON LANDING CRASHED. SAT OUT FIVE MONTHS WITHOUT PURGING FUEL SYSTEM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MIA90FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA027), Nov 15, 1989: Piper PA-23-250 (N15LH), Pembroke Pines, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: INADEQUATE ANNUAL INSPECTION BY OTHER MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FAILURE TO DETECT WATER AND CONTAMINATION (RESIDUE) IN THE FUEL.…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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