# Accident 19870517082399A: Bbavia 11AC, Jeanette, PA, May 17, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1987, 13:50 local time
- Place: Jeanette, PA
- Airport: Pittsburgh Boquet Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3310° N, 79.6204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3310&lon=-79.6204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3886E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3886E-2018-02-13) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 539 total, 357 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870517082399A

## Narrative

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

CHOCKED WHEELS AND HAND STARTED ENGINE. AIRCRAFT JUMPED CHOCKS AND RAN INTO TREES.

## 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 NYC87LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA151), May 17, 1987: Aeronca 11AC (N3886E), Jeanette, PA, 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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