# Accident 19960726026099A: Bbavia S11AC, Pittstown, NJ, July 26, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1996, 18:00 local time
- Place: Pittstown, NJ
- Airport: Alexandria Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5876° N, 75.0194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALEXANDRIA (N85), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5876&lon=-75.0194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9232E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9232E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca S11AC (registry code 0191104, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-s11ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA S11AC
- Reported engine: CONT C758
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960726026099A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED OFF RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF AND HIT FENCE. PILOT CHECKING OUT NEW OWNER NOT CURRENT.NO MEDICAL OR BIENNIAL REVIEW

## 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 NYC96LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA159), Jul 26, 1996: Aeronca 11AC (N9232E), Alexandria, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the commercial pilot to ensure that directional control was maintained during takeoff, which led to a ground swerve and collision with 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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