# Accident 19991128036599A: Bbavia 11AC, Sedona, AZ, November 28, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1999, 19:31 local time
- Place: Sedona, AZ
- Airport: Sedona Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9398° N, 111.9410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9398&lon=-111.9410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3933E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3933E) (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 C858F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 255 total, 43 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991128036599A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON NOVEMBER 28, 1999 AT 0830 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, AN AERONCA 11AC, N3933E, COLLIDED WITH AN ELECTRICAL BOX AFTER IT GROUND LOOPED NEAR SEDONA, ARIZONA. THE AIRPLANE, OPERATED BY CHIEF AEROSPACE LLC, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AS A PLEASURE FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN, BUT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DEER VALLEY AIRPORT AT 0810 AND WAS DESTINED FOR THE SEDONA AIRPORT.                                                                (-23)A/C LANDED AT SEDONA AIRPORT DURING THE ROLLOUT PHASE THE A/C GROUND LOOPED CAUSING IT TO DEPART THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AT WHICH TIME THE RIGHT BAR STRUT STRUCK A ELECTRICAL LIGHT BOX CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT STRUT AND THE RIGHT WING SPAR. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO THE A/C.             (.4)  ON NOVEMBER 28, 1999, AT 0830 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, AN AERONCA 11AC, N3933E, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH AN ELECTRICAL BOX WHILE LANDING AT THE SEDONA, ARIZONA, AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE, OWNED AND OPERA TED BY CHIEF AEROSPACE LLC, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN, BUT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DEER VALLEY AIRPORT AT 0815, AND WAS DESTINED FOR THE SEDONA AIRPORT. THE PILOT SAID HE MADE A NORMAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 03 AFTER RECEIVING THE AWOS (AUTOMATIC RECORDED WEATHER INFORMATION) THAT SAID THE WINDS WERE FROM 070 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS. HE REPORTED THAT HIS FINAL APPROACH PROCEEDED SMOOTHLY AND HE TOUCHED DOWN IN A THREE-POINT ATTITUDE. HE SAID THAT JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN, A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO BEGIN TO GROUND LOOP. THE AIRPLANE ROTATED 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, AND STRUCK AN ELECTRICAL BOX WITH THE RIGHT WING STRUT. THE PILOT REPORTED THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES WITH THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 LAX00LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA046), Nov 29, 1999: Aeronca 11AC (N3933E), Sedona, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions and subsequent failure to maintain directional control of the airplane.

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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