# Accident 20050703013989A: Bbavia 11CC, Charlotte, VT, July 3, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2005, 16:49 local time
- Place: Charlotte, VT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3019° N, 73.2706° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3019&lon=-73.2706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4337E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4337E-2013-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 11CC (registry code 0191110, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11cc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 11CC
- Reported engine: CONT C858F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050703013989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 03, 2005, ABOUT 1649 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A AERONCA-11CC, N4337E, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP LOCAL AT THE BLACK WILLOW FARM IN CHARLOTTE, VERMONT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A FIELD 3/4 OF A MILE NORTH OF THE DEPARTURE POINT. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN STORAGE SINCE NOVEMBER OF 2004. THE PRIVATE PILOT, PRIOR TO HIS DEPARTURE WASHED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED NORTHBOUND FROM A GRASS STRIP APPROXIMATELY 1600 OR 1700 FEET IN LENGTH WITH A SOUTHERLY TAILWIND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT TREE TOP LEVEL, AT A HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK, THE AIRCRAFT WINGS ROCKED BACK AND FORTH, THE NOSE DESCENDED DOWNWARD. THE AIRCRAFT STAYED ALOFT FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 MINUTES. ONE OF THE WING TIPS STRUCK SMALL BRANCHES OFF A LARGE TREE. THE LEFT WING SCRAPED SOME BRUSHES LEAVING RED PAINT MARKING AS THE WING WAS LIFTED IN THE AIR WHEN THE RIGHT WING PACKED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNED 180 DEGREES FACING SOUTH. ONE OF THE PROPELLER BLADES WAS BENT BACK ON A 90-DEGREE ANGLE. THE MAIN GEAR WAS TORQUED ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT.

## 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 IAD05LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA090), Jul 3, 2005: Aeronca 11CC (N4337E), Charlotte, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and impact with terrain. A factor in the accident was the partial loss of engine power for undetermined…

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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