# Accident 19940521011909A: Bbavia 11AC, Berwick, ME, May 21, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1994, 17:38 local time
- Place: Berwick, ME
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2700° N, 70.8624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Berwick, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2700&lon=-70.8624&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3167E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3167E-2014-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 11AC (registry code 0191102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 11AC
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 630 total, 60 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940521011909A

## Narrative

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

NOSE DIVED ONTO RUNWAY ON CLIMBOUT. ELEVATOR CABLES INSTALLED BACKWARDS BY PILOT. OTHER NON APPROVED INSTALLATIONS.

## 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 NYC94LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA088), May 21, 1994: Aeronca 11AC (N3167E), Berwick, ME, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight which fail to detect proper operation of the elevator which resulted in the loss of control inflight. A factor is inadequate maintenance which consisted of misrigging…

## Other reports on N3167E (2)

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

- [Accident 19870428011719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870428011719A), Apr 28, 1987: Bbavia STC11 (N3167E), Daytona Beach, FL, Substantial damage. The left main gear collapsed during a hard landing. Inspection showed rear brace tube had rusted through.
- [Incident 19790220007219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790220007219I), Feb 20, 1979: Blanca 11AC (N3167E), Etna, NH, Minor damage. Failed to gain airspeed after liftoff from snow covered strip. Tail skid caught fence.

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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