# Accident 19880821034579A: Bbavia 11AC, Gaithersburg, MD, August 21, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1988, 13:30 local time
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD
- Airport: Montgomery County Arpk Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1402° N, 77.2110° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1402&lon=-77.2110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86346, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86346-2018-03-08) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 397 total, 262 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880821034579A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY LANDING IN A GUSTY SURFACE WIND.STRUCK VASI LIGHT AND DITCH. WIND TOO MUCH FOR PILOT AND AIRCRAFT

## 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 BFO88LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA074), Aug 21, 1988: Aeronca 11AC (N86346), Gaithersburg, MD, 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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