# Accident 19900515015809A: Piper PA23160, Flagstaff, AZ, May 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1990, 13:50 local time
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2302° N, 111.8395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2302&lon=-111.8395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4232P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4232P-2013-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,530 total, 43 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900515015809A

## Narrative

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

LOST LEFT ENGINE SWITCHING TANKS CRASH LANDED ROUGH FIELD. FUEL SELECTOR BINDING WAS BETWEEN MAIN AND AUX TANKS.

## 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 LAX90LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA175), May 15, 1990: Piper PA23-160 (N4232P), Flagstaff, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND TO FEATHER THE PROPELLER. A FACTOR WAS ERRATIC POWER FROM THE LEFT ENGINE DUE TO THE JAMMING OF THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE IN AN INTERMEDIATE…

## Other reports on N4232P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750623018709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750623018709A), Jun 23, 1975: Piper PA23160 (N4232P), Carrolton, OH, Substantial damage. Zero thrust l eng,gr dwn,flaps full. Ip req gr up drg go-arnd to ck dscnt,settled.

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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