# Accident 19960728043979A: Bbavia 11BC, Wedowee, AL, July 28, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1996, 10:10 local time
- Place: Wedowee, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2999° N, 85.4794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2999&lon=-85.4794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3905E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3905E-2017-06-14) (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 11BC
- Reported engine: CONT A75*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 183 total, 71 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960728043979A

## Narrative

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

ADVERSE WEATHER AHEAD UNABLE LOCATE AIRPORT ELECTED LAND TWO LANE ROAD. VEERED OFF INTO DITCH AND TREES.

## 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 MIA96LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA195), Jul 28, 1996: Aeronca 11AC (N3905E), Wedowee, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to obtain a preflight weather briefing and his failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll following a precautionary landing due to adverse weather…

## Other reports on N3905E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19941105040809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941105040809I), Nov 5, 1994: Bbavia 11AC (N3905E), Hudson, NY, Minor damage. Unexpected crosswind gust caused loss of control. Ran off runway. Ground looped. Came to rest in a ditch.

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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