# Accident 19880609070719A: Bbavia 7AC, Roanoke, TX, June 9, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1988, 10:15 local time
- Place: Roanoke, TX
- Airport: Northwest Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0007° N, 97.2306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0007&lon=-97.2306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84889, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84889) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 3 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880609070719A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL TRYING TO TAKEOFF DOWNWIND. STRUCK WIND TEE, A FENCE, AND A CONCRETE WALL AFTER LEAVING THE RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW88LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA118), Jun 9, 1988: Aeronca 7AC (N84889), Roanoke, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N84889 (1)

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

- [Accident 20030110000159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030110000159A), Jan 10, 2003: Bbavia 7AC (N84889), Jean, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) PIC attempted to start his engine by handpropping, after numerous handpropping failed to start the engine he opt to advanced the throttle and continued…

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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