# Accident 19810124003519A: Bbavia 11AC, Panhandle, TX, January 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1981, 10:30 local time
- Place: Panhandle, TX
- Airport: Tri State Spray
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3463° N, 101.3805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Panhandle, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3463&lon=-101.3805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4283E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4283E-2020-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 11CC (registry code 0191110, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11cc) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 34 total, 12 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DQG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQG12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810124003519A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL. RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO A FENCE.

## 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 FTW81DQG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQG12), Jan 24, 1981: Aeronca 11CC (N4283E), Panhandle, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4283E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19891022056219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891022056219I), Oct 22, 1989: Bbavia 11CC (N4283E), Pampa, TX, Substantial damage. Unknown person hand propped engine. Aircraft hit pole. No witnesses. Damaged wings propeller and engine mounts.

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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