# Accident 19951002030869A: Bbavia 7AC, Roanoke, TX, October 2, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1995, 12:25 local time
- Place: Roanoke, TX
- Airport: Northwest Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0009° N, 97.2300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0009&lon=-97.2300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85636, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85636) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951002030869A

## Narrative

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

VFR NOT ADVISED SIGMETS OUT. DEPARTED ANYWAY. WINDSHEAR ON TAKEOFF. LOST CONTROL. CRASHED. CROSS MISJUDGEMENT.

## 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 FTW96FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA004), Oct 2, 1995: Aeronca 7AC (N85636), Roanoke, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate weather evaluation and encounter with a sudden windshift and tailwind. The wind gusts and turbulence were factors.

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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