19880716026859A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bbavia 11BC · Livingston Mano, NY · July 16, 1988

Date: July 16, 1988 · 11:00 local
Place: Livingston Mano, NY
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3988E
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC88LA183
Reported as: Bbavia 11BC
Reported engine: Continental C858F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,588 total28 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

N3988ERegistration cancelled Nov 14, 2008 · Aeronca 11BCS/N 11BC-76 · Built 1947 Airframe modelAeronca 11BC Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

After takeoff from a lake, engine failed in a low level turn back towards lake. Unable to clear trees.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A LAKE, ENGINE FAILED IN A LOW LEVEL TURN BACK TOWARDS LAKE. UNABLE TO CLEAR TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC88LA183Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLivingston Mnr, NYThe pilot had just departed from the surface of a lake, when at an altitude of 50 ft AGL and in a left turn, the engine quit. There was not enough altitude to make it back to the lake. The aircraft impacted trees and was destroyed. The pilot had experienced…Jul 16, 1988 · Destroyed

Other reports on N3988E · 1

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

Accident 20070506012099ATakeoff Ground Roll · Ghent, NY(-23) On 05/06/2007, at approximately 1510 hours, PIC taxied to runway 01, and positioned aircraft to the right of the runway in an effort to compensate for a 15 to 20 kt crosswind from the west. As aircraft accelerated up to approximately 15 miles an hour,…May 6, 2007 · Substantial damage