# Accident 20031205036449A: Bbavia 11AC, San Antonio, FL, December 5, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 2003, 13:15 local time
- Place: San Antonio, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3342° N, 82.3092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3342&lon=-82.3092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9085F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9085F-2013-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 11AC (registry code 0191102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 11AC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04FA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031205036449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AERONCA, 11AC, N9085F, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE STUDENT PILOT, WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE COLLIDED WITH TREES AND THE GROUND DURING APPROACH TO A PRIVATE STRIP IN SAN ANTONIO, FLORIDA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES, A PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES, AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP BELONGING TO THE PASSENGER IN SAN ANTONIO, FLORIDA, ON DECEMBER 5, 2003, AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME.

## 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 ATL04FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04FA046), Dec 5, 2003: Aeronca 11AC (N9085F), San Antonio, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance above objects on approach, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees and the subsequent collision with terrain.

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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