# Accident 19891005039479A: Bbavia 11AC, Rough And Ready, CA, October 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1989, 11:00 local time
- Place: Rough And Ready, CA
- Airport: Limberlost Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1796° N, 121.1998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1796&lon=-121.1998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85837, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85837-2013-08-09) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 147 total, 17 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891005039479A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED THE TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT ON THE LANDING ROLL.

## 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 LAX90LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA003), Oct 5, 1989: Aeronca 11AC (N85837), Penn Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. UNEVEN TERRAIN BESIDE THE RUNWAY WAS A FACTOR.

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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