# Accident 19900901037879A: Piper STCJ3, Miami, FL, September 1, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1990, 16:37 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka West Aprt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9091° N, 80.2698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9091&lon=-80.2698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70659, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70659) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCJ3
- Reported engine: LYC O235C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 727 total, 285 in this make and model, 243 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900901037879A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA90LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA181), Sep 1, 1990: Piper J3C-65 (N70659), Opa-Locka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: ENGINE 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…

## Other reports on N70659 (2)

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

- [Incident 20000701020669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000701020669I), Jul 1, 2000: Piper J3C65 (N70659), Miami, FL, Minor damage. (-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…
- [Incident 19810327024819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810327024819I), Mar 27, 1981: Piper J3C65 (N70659), North Myrtly Be, SC, Minor damage. Pilot made low pass to release a banner; lost airspeed. Right gear caught ground and collapsed.

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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