# Accident 19810717042319A: Bbavia 11AC, Elwell, MI, July 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1981, 20:30 local time
- Place: Elwell, MI
- Airport: Elwell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3875° N, 84.7458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elwell, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3875&lon=-84.7458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39578, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39578-2012-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 65-CA (registry code 0190922, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-ca) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,770 total, 21 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81DEM28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEM28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810717042319A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED STUDENT TOO VEER OFF RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT HIT CORN WHICH CAUSED CRASH.

## 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 CHI81DEM28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEM28), Jul 17, 1981: Aeronca 11AC (N39578), Elwell, MI, substantial damage

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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