# Accident 20060823018509A: Bbavia 11AC, Searcy, AR, August 23, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2006, 09:00 local time
- Place: Searcy, AR
- Airport: Searcy Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2064° N, 91.7358° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2064&lon=-91.7358&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9365E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9365E) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 15 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060823018509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AUGUST 23, 2006 AT APPROX. 09:00, N9365E AN AERONCA CHIEF 11-AC WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING TAKEOFF FOR A TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS MADE AS THIS WAS TO BE A LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT. INITIAL TAKEOFF ROLL WAS CONDUCTED BY THE AIRCRAFT OWNER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED WHO IS NON-CERTIFICATED, PRIOR TO LIFT OFF THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE LEFT AND THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ ASSUMED CONTROL BY COMMAND AND ATTEMPTED TO RIGHT AIRCRAFT. PILOT STATES THAT THE THROTTLE WAS RETORTED BUT THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF APPROX. 3 FEET AND CONTINUED TO VEER HARD TO LEFT, ALL OF HIS ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND BREAKING OFF ALL LANDING GEAR, COLLAPSING THE LEFT WING STRUTS, DESTROYING THE PROP AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP AND THE RUDDER. BOTH PILOT AND STUDENT DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.

## 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 DFW06CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA200), Aug 23, 2006: Aeronca 11AC (N9365E), Searcy, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing wind conditions and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action to maintain directional control. A contributing factor was the…

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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