# Accident 19900103000059A: Bbavia 11CC, Slippery Rock, PA, January 3, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1990, 14:30 local time
- Place: Slippery Rock, PA
- Airport: Flying Acres Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0703° N, 80.0600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0703&lon=-80.0600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4636E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4636E-1990-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 11CC (registry code 0191110, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11cc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 11CC
- Reported engine: CONT C858
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 517 total, 35 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900103000059A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER. STALLED AND CRASHED ON A ROAD. CARBURETOR INLET STRAINER WAS MISSING. DIRT ON NEEDLE VALVE.

## 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 NYC90LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA045), Jan 3, 1990: Aeronca 11CC (N4636E), Slippery Rock, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF AIRSPEED AND AN INADVERTENT STALL BY THE PILOT DURING AN ATTEMPTED RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, FOLLOWING A POWER LOSS DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE.

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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