# Accident 19900716026319A: Piper PA23, Radnor Township, PA, July 16, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1990, 15:06 local time
- Place: Radnor Township, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0599° N, 75.4006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0599&lon=-75.4006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3EF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3EF-2013-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 150 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900716026319A

## Narrative

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

OIL LEAK IN RIGHT ENGINE. SECURED SAME BUT UNABLE MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. LANDING ON CLOSED HIWAY SECTION STRUCK WIRES.

## 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 NYC90LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA162), Jul 16, 1990: Piper PA-23-150 (N3EF), Radnow Township, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: WIRE STRIKE DURING AN OFF AIRPORT FORCED LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE A POWER LOSS, CAUSED BY AN ENGINE OIL LEAK.

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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