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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper STCJ3 · Miami, FL · September 1, 1990

Date: September 1, 1990 · 16:37 local
Place: Miami, FL
Airport: Opa Locka West Aprt
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N70659
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA90LA181
Reported as: Piper STCJ3
Reported engine: Lycoming O235C
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 727 total285 in this make and model243 in the last 90 days

N70659Registered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 17679 · Built 1946 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost oil pressure on banner tow. Oil on windshield engine seized through rod, lack of oil cause not determined.

As the FAA filed it

LOST OIL PRESSURE ON BANNER TOW. OIL ON WINDSHIELD ENGINE SEIZED THROUGH ROD, LACK OF OIL CAUSE NOT DETERMINED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA90LA181Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOpa-Locka, FLEngine failure due to lack of oil supply to the number 3 cylinder connecting rod for undetermined reasons. This allowed the connecting rod end cap to separate through the case resulting in oil exhaustion.Sep 1, 1990 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N70659 · 2

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

Incident 20000701020669IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Miami, FL(-23)Airman landed at the Opa Locka Airport to wait out thunderstorms in the area. Gust of wind raised tail of aircraft causing a prop strike. Reported winds -24007G22. Conversation with aircraft owner revealed that aircraft in highly modified for banner work…Jul 1, 2000 · Minor damage Incident 19810327024819ILow Level Operations · North Myrtly Be, SCPilot made low pass to release a banner; lost airspeed. Right gear caught ground and collapsed.Mar 27, 1981 · Minor damage