# Accident 19910416013959A: Bbavia 7AC, Whitefield, NH, April 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1991, 10:20 local time
- Place: Whitefield, NH
- Airport: Mount Washington Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3676° N, 71.5458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MOUNT WASHINGTON RGNL (HIE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3676&lon=-71.5458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1303E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1303E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT C858F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 994 total, 52 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910416013959A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUST RAISED A WING ON LIFTOFF. LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED OFF END 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 NYC91LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA117), Apr 16, 1991: Aeronca 7AC (N1303E), Whitefield, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.

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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