# Accident 19940427010369A: Bbavia 11AC, Carmi, IL, April 27, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1994, 13:45 local time
- Place: Carmi, IL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0810° N, 88.1707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0810&lon=-88.1707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9167E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9167E) (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: 774 total, 45 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940427010369A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART UNMOWED PRIVATE STRIP. UNABLE ROTATE. TRIED TO JUMP A DITCH OFF END RUNWAY BUT HIT FAR BANK.

## 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 CHI94LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA151), Apr 27, 1994: Aeronca 11 AC (N9167E), Carmi, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: poor preflight planning/preparation. Factors associated with the accident were the high vegetation (grass) and the ditch.

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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