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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 11AC · Threemilelake, AK · July 14, 2000

Date
July 14, 2000 · 19:30 local
Place
Threemilelake, AK
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9359E
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC00LA089
Reported as
Bbavia 11AC
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,160 total90 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On July 14, 2000, a float equipped Aeronca 11AC registered to and piloted by dean p. eisberg, was involved in an aircraft accident on 3 mile lake, Alaska. According to the pilot, he was practicing landings and on take off from the second landing while turning he stalled and crashed into the lake. The flight was operated under the provisions of FAR part 91. The pilot, the sole occupant, sustained cuts and bruises to his right eye. The aircraft however received substantial damage and slowly sank.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 14, 2000, A FLOAT EQUIPPED AERONCA 11AC REGISTERED TO AND PILOTED BY DEAN P. EISBERG, WAS INVOLVED IN AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT ON 3 MILE LAKE, ALASKA. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS AND ON TAKE OFF FROM THE SECOND LANDING WHILE TURNING HE STALLED AND CRASHED INTO THE LAKE. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF FAR PART 91. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED CUTS AND BRUISES TO HIS RIGHT EYE. THE AIRCRAFT HOWEVER RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND SLOWLY SANK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.