# Accident 19880918048349A: Bbavia 11AC, Athens, TX, September 18, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1988, 15:01 local time
- Place: Athens, TX
- Airport: Athens Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2007° N, 95.8497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2007&lon=-95.8497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86311 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 11AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88DPA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DPA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880918048349A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUST FLIPPED AIRCRAFT OVER RESULTING IN AN INVERTED TOUCHDOWN SHORT OF 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 FTW88DPA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DPA09), Sep 18, 1988: Aeronca 11AC (N86311), Athens, TX, 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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