# Accident 19950610017879A: Bbavia 11AC, Anchorage, AK, June 10, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1995, 16:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1601° N, 149.9908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1601&lon=-149.9908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86135, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86135) (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 C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 25 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950610017879A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH SHORE TERRAIN AFTER WATER TAKEOFF FROM SMALL LAKE. BLAMED A DOWNDRAFT.

## 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 ANC95LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA074), Jun 11, 1995: Champion 11BC-S (N86135), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT ARE GUSTY WINDS AND ASSOCIATED DOWNDRAFTS.

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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