# Accident 19880716026859A: Bbavia 11BC, Livingston Mano, NY, July 16, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1988, 11:00 local time
- Place: Livingston Mano, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8898° N, 74.8205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8898&lon=-74.8205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3988E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3988E-2008-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 11BC (registry code 0191106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11bc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 11BC
- Reported engine: CONT C858F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,588 total, 28 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880716026859A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A LAKE, ENGINE FAILED IN A LOW LEVEL TURN BACK TOWARDS LAKE. UNABLE TO CLEAR 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 NYC88LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA183), Jul 16, 1988: Aeronca S11BC (N3988E), Livingston Mnr, NY, destroyed

## Other reports on N3988E (1)

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

- [Accident 20070506012099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070506012099A), May 6, 2007: Bbavia 11BC (N3988E), Ghent, NY, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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