# Accident 19901019046579A: Piper PA38112, Miami, FL, October 19, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1990, 12:34 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.6510° N, 80.4108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6510&lon=-80.4108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23665, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23665-2012-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,526 total, 50 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901019046579A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON LOCAL FLIGHT. NOSED OVER LANDING IN EVERGLADES. FOUND WATER IN FUEL. BROKEN VALVE SPRINGS.

## 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 MIA91LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA013), Oct 19, 1990: Piper PA-38-112 (N23665), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND.

## Other reports on N23665 (1)

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

- [Accident 19840831052329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840831052329A), Aug 31, 1984: Piper PA38112 (N23665), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Collided with a parked aircraft while taxiing for takeoff. Was distracted by aiding passenger with her seat belt.

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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