# Accident 20010506008929A: Bbavia 11AC, Brewer, ME, May 6, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2001, 13:45 local time
- Place: Brewer, ME
- Airport: Brewer Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7698° N, 68.7296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7698&lon=-68.7296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9267E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9267E) (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: LYC O235*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 147 total, 30 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010506008929A

## Narrative

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

(-23)AIRCRAFT WAS TAKING OFF FROM RUMWAY 19 WHEN AT 200-250 FEET THE ENGINE QUIT. PILOT PROCEEDED TO PUSH THE NOSE OVER AND SLIP THE AIRCRAFT.  AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED THE TURF RUNWAY.  UPON IMPACTING THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND 180 DEGREES FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF TAKE-OFF.  PILOT WAS REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT BY WITNESSES AT AIRPORT.  PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY LOCAL EMS TO HOSPITAL AND RELEASED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE ACCIDENT SITE REVEALED THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL IN THE FORWARD TANK.  THERE WAS NO SIGN OF FUEL SPILLAGE OR ODOR OF FUEL AT THE CRASH SITE.  THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM REMAINED INTACT AFTER THE CRASH.  ALL OTHER ENGINE FUNCTIONS WERE NORMAL.                                          (.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING PREFLIGHT, HE SAW FUEL IN BOTH THE FORWARD AND AFT FUEL TANKS. HE HAND-PROPPED THE ENGINE, AND AFTER STARTUP, CONDUCTED TWO ENGINE RUNUPS, THEN TOOK OFF. DURING THE CLIMB, BETWEEN 150 FEET AND 200 FEET OF ALTITUDE, THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER STOPPED RUNNING. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO SLIP THE AIRPLANE BACK ONTO THE GRASS RUNWAY; HOWEVER, IT STA LLED, THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND AND SPUN AROUND, ABOUT 180 DEGREES. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS NOT COMPROMISED. THE FORWARD FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY, AND THE AFT FUEL TANK CONTAINED AN UNKNOWN QUANTITY OF FUEL. SMALL AMOUNTS OF FUEL WERE ALSO FOUND IN THE GASCOLATOR AND CARBURETOR. DURING CLIMBS, FUEL COULD ONLY BE DRAWN FROM THE FORWARD TANK.

## 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 NYC01LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA118), May 6, 2001: Aeronca 11AC (N9267E), Brewer, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight preparation, which resulted in insufficient fuel in the forward tank and loss of engine power during the climb. Also causal, was the pilot's failure to maintain…

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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