# Accident 19900728029009A: Piper PA30, Delray Beach, FL, July 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1990, 05:40 local time
- Place: Delray Beach, FL
- Airport: Antiquers Aerodrome Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.4502° N, 80.0803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4502&lon=-80.0803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3R-1990-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,270 total, 125 in this make and model, 119 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900728029009A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON LEFT ENGINE AFTER LIFTOFF. COLLIDED WITH TREES AND POWERLINES EDGE OF STRIP.

## 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 MIA90LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA162), Jul 28, 1990: Piper PA-30 (N3R), Delray Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB FOLLOWING THE REPORTED LOSS OF POWER FROM THE LEFT ENGINE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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