# Accident 19990717044629A: Bbavia 11AC, Millbrook, NY, July 17, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1999, 10:30 local time
- Place: Millbrook, NY
- Airport: Sky Acres Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6704° N, 73.7303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6704&lon=-73.7303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3756E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3756E) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD99LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990717044629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS WAS A PRIVATE PLEASURE FLIGHT ON A VMC DAY IN A TAIL WHEEL EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED OXFORD, CT. AIRPORT (OXC) AND PROCEEDED TO MILLBROOK/SKY ACRES (44N) ARRIVING AT APPROX. 1030L. THE PILOT CALLED UNICOM AND WAS INFORMED THAT TRAFFIC WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 17. THE WIND WAS APPROX. 330 AT 8 KNOTS. APPROACH AND LANDING WERE NORMAL. ON ROLL OUT, AT ABOUT NORMAL TAXI SPEED, THE A/C VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND DEPARTED THE PAVED RUNWAY SURFACE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO COUNTER THE YAW WITH RUDDER AND BRAKE. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROX. 20 FEET ON THE GRASS ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST, UPRIGHT, DOWN A 25 FOOT EMEBANKMENT.

## 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 IAD99LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA055), Jul 17, 1999: Aeronca 11BC (N3756E), Millbrook, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: was the pilot's inadequate compensation for winds and his failure to maintain directional control.

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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