# Accident 19790625056949A: Bbavia 11AC, Chippewa Falls, WI, June 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Chippewa Falls, WI
- Airport: Bowe Farm
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9347° N, 91.3892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chippewa Falls, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9347&lon=-91.3892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9408E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9408E-2013-03-20) (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 A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 512 total, 132 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790625056949A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF.  THE AIRCRAFT BURNED AFTER LANDING.  FUEL CONTAMINATION FOUND. ANNUAL OVERDUE.

## 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 CHI79FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA053), Jun 25, 1979: Aeronca 11AC (N9408E), Chippewa Falls, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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