# Accident 19801026057999A: Bbavia 11AC, Glyndon, MN, October 26, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1980, 10:30 local time
- Place: Glyndon, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8710° N, 96.5784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glyndon, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8710&lon=-96.5784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85906, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85906) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 11AC (registry code 0191102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 11AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 131 total, 11 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FER04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801026057999A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE. DECIDED TO LAND. OVERSHOT FIELD. SELECTED ANOTHER, ENGINE QUIT. LANDED SHORT, NOSED OVER. CARB ICE.

## 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 CHI81FER04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER04), Oct 26, 1980: Aeronca 11AC (N85906), Clyndon, MN, substantial damage

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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