# Accident 20030907023359A: Bbavia 11BC, Howard Township, WI, September 7, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2003, 14:45 local time
- Place: Howard Township, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0256° N, 91.5994° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0256&lon=-91.5994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4103E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4103E-2012-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 11BC (registry code 0191106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11bc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 11BC
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03FA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FA301) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030907023359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WITNESSES REPORTED AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN FLYING LOW OVER AREA PRIOR TO CRASH. LAST SEEN FLYING AT 1430. ^PRIVACY DAT^ REPORTED THAT SHE THOUGHT THE PLANE WAS GOING TO HIT A BARN.

## 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 CHI03FA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FA301), Sep 7, 2003: Aeronca 11BC (N4103E), Colfax, WI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A factor associated with the accident was the low altitude at which the pilot was maneuvering.

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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