# Accident 19900315017899A: Piper PA30, Ft Lauderdale, FL, March 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1990, 13:25 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2508° N, 80.2103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2508&lon=-80.2103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7114Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7114Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 314 total, 78 in this make and model, 119 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900315017899A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON OVER-WATER FLIGHT NEAR DESTINATION. LANDED ON CANAL BANK,ON ROLLOUT WING STRUCK AN OBJECT.

## 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 MIA90LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA089), Mar 15, 1990: Piper PA-30 (N7114Y), Margate, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF POWER IN BOTH ENGINES DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION, RESULTING IN A FORCED LANDING. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THAT THE PILOT DID NOT FOLLOW THE FLIGHT MANUAL TO ENSURE THAT THE FUEL TANKS WERE…

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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