# Accident 19890504010859A: Bbavia 11AC, Paradise, TX, May 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1989, 18:00 local time
- Place: Paradise, TX
- Airport: Paradise Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0797° N, 97.6991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0797&lon=-97.6991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3226E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3226E-2012-09-27) (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 A658F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890504010859A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AT LOW ALTITUDE STUDENT,PILOT STALLED DURING FORCED LANDING. FAVORABLE FOR CARBURETOR ICING.

## 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 FTW89FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA091), May 4, 1989: Aeronca 11AC (N3226E), Paradise, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED DURING THE FORCED LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL.

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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