# Accident 19931005037639A: Bbavia 11AC, Kenney Lake, AK, October 5, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1993, 07:05 local time
- Place: Kenney Lake, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.1809° N, 143.1009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.1809&lon=-143.1009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9230E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9230E-2013-05-22) (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: LYC O235C2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931005037639A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF FROM A ROAD BEFORE DAWN INTO IMC. FREEZING RAIN THICK FOG. DIVED INTO GROUND AFTER 180 AND BURNED.

## 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 ANC94LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA003), Oct 5, 1993: Aeronca 11AC (N9230E), Kenney Lake, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL VFR TAKEOFF INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND A LOSS OF CONTROL. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE WEATHER AND LOW LIGHT…

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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