# Incident 19891022056219I: Bbavia 11CC, Pampa, TX, October 22, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1989, 03:00 local time
- Place: Pampa, TX
- Airport: Perry Lefors Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6130° N, 100.9963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PERRY LEFORS FLD (PPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6130&lon=-100.9963&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 11CC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891022056219I

## Narrative

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

UNKNOWN PERSON HAND PROPPED ENGINE. AIRCRAFT HIT POLE. NO WITNESSES. DAMAGED WINGS PROPELLER AND ENGINE MOUNTS.

## Other reports on N4283E (1)

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

- [Accident 19810124003519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810124003519A), Jan 24, 1981: Bbavia 11AC (N4283E), Panhandle, TX, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on takeoff roll. Ran off side of runway into a fence.

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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