# Accident 19980717026569A: Bbavia 11BC, Blue Springs, NE, July 17, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1998, 20:20 local time
- Place: Blue Springs, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1506° N, 96.6406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1506&lon=-96.6406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9156E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9156E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 11AC (registry code 0191102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 11BC
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 962 total, 718 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980717026569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED, HE WAS 500 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL OBSERVING HIS CROP AND WHILE MAKING A 180 DEGREE TURN HE HIT DEAD AIR. HE THEN LOWERED THE NOSE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND HIT POWER LINES.                                (.4) THE PILOT SAID THAT HE WAS MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE TO LOOK AT CROPS. HE SAID THAT DURING A TURN TO THE WEST HIS FORWARD VISIBILITY WAS HAMPERED BY SUNGLARE. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A WIRE AND CONTROL WAS LOST. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE DID NOT SEE THE WIRE PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH IT.

## 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 CHI98LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA262), Jul 18, 1998: Aeronca 11BC (N9156E), Blue Springs, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate visual outlook to avoid impact with a wire. Factors were sunglare and the wire (static).

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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