# Accident 19840911047919A: Bbavia 11AC, Newbury, MA, September 11, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1984, 14:00 local time
- Place: Newbury, MA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7708° N, 70.8730° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Newbury, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7708&lon=-70.8730&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85819, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85819-2014-10-06) (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
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840911047919A

## Narrative

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

FLYING LOW OVER BEACH, MADE STEEP TURN AT LOW AIRSPEED, SPUN IN. NO DISCREPANCIES OF AIRCRAFT FOUND.

## 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 NYC84FA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA310), Sep 11, 1984: Aeronca 11AC (N85819), Newbury, MA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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