# Accident 19910409009489A: Bbavia 11AC, Kahiltna Glacie, AK, April 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1991, 14:15 local time
- Place: Kahiltna Glacie, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.4504° N, 149.7896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4504&lon=-149.7896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3436E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3436E-1994-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 11AC (registry code 0191102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 11AC
- Reported engine: CONT C908F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 720 total, 660 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910409009489A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE DOWNDRAFT AND CRASH LANDED ON A GLACIER.

## 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 ANC91LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA051), Apr 9, 1991: Aeronca 11AC (N3436E), Kahiltna Glac., AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A DOWNDRAFT AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION.

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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