# Accident 19940515010929A: Bbavia 11AC, Montello, WI, May 15, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1994, 17:30 local time
- Place: Montello, WI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7890° N, 89.3301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7890&lon=-89.3301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9462E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9462E-2013-05-23) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 554 total, 160 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940515010929A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF FROM PRIVATE STRIP WIND BLEW AIRCRAFT LEFT OF RUNWAY. TAIL WHEEL CAUGHT FENCE. CARTWHEELED.

## 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 CHI94LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA158), May 15, 1994: Aeronca 11AC (N9462E), Montello, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. A factor related to the accident was the crosswind.

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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