# Accident 19900816033149A: Piper PA23160, Odell, IL, August 16, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1990, 14:42 local time
- Place: Odell, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9999° N, 88.5206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9999&lon=-88.5206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4231P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4231P-1990-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B3B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 75 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90FA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900816033149A

## Narrative

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

SEVERE VIBRATION LEFT ENGINE. FEATHERED. LIMITED RIGHT ENGINE POWER. FORCE LANDED. BLOCKED AIR DUCT. OIL IN MAGNETO

## 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 CHI90FA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA233), Aug 16, 1990: Piper PA-23-160 (N4231P), Odell, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF LEFT ENGINE POWER DUE TO OIL ACCUMULATION IN THE RIGHT MAGNETO AND A NON-USABLE SPARK LEAD FROM THE LEFT MAGNETO. IN ADDITION, THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE POWER TO…

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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