# Accident 19910203001409A: Bbavia 11BC, Durango, CO, February 3, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1991, 15:45 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: Animas Air Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2645° N, 107.8741° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Durango, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2645&lon=-107.8741&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9713E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9713E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 11BC (registry code 0191106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11bc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 11BC
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 293 total, 28 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910203001409A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. STRUCK SNOWBANK.

## 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 DEN91LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA027), Feb 3, 1991: Aeronca 11BC (N9713E), Durango, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN AIRPLANE TYPE AND CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N9713E (1)

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

- [Incident 19891120062169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891120062169I), Nov 20, 1989: Bbavia 11BC (N9713E), Durango, CO, Minor damage. Aircraft ground looped after landing. Minor damage to right wing tip and wheel cover.

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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