# Accident 19910824036562A: Bbavia 11CC, Watertown, SD, August 24, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1991, 11:10 local time
- Place: Watertown, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9091° N, 97.1599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9091&lon=-97.1599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4535E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4535E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 11CC (registry code 0191110, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11cc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 11CC
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,896 total, 22 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910824036562A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT OF 2. EMPANNEGE WAS STRUCK BY 150,N16098,THAT HAD LOST SIGHT OF HIM. FLOAT EQUIPPED AERONCA LANDED IN LAKE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N16098, Cessna 150L: [Accident 19910824036561A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910824036561A)

## 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 CHI91LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA270), Aug 24, 1991: Aeronca 11CC (N4535E), Watertown, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: ATTEMPTED FORMATION FLYING WITH N4535E BY THE PILOT OF N16098. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLLISION WERE: NONPERFORMANCE OF PREFLIGHT PLANNING, AND FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES AND DIRECTIVES BY THE…

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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