# Accident 20070506012099A: Bbavia 11BC, Ghent, NY, May 6, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2007, 15:11 local time
- Place: Ghent, NY
- Airport: Kline Kill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3501° N, 73.6371° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KLINE KILL (NY1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3501&lon=-73.6371&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3988E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3988E-2008-11-14) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070506012099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 05/06/2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1510 HOURS, PIC TAXIED TO RUNWAY 01, AND POSITIONED AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY IN AN EFFORT TO COMPENSATE FOR A 15 TO 20 KT CROSSWIND FROM THE WEST. AS AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED UP TO APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES AN HOUR, (INDICATED) AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT, CROSSING THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. AT THIS POINT, PIC DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AND ATTEMPTED A "GROUND LOOP" TO THE LEFT. THIS MANEUVER WAS TRIED BY MEANS OF APPLYING FULL LEFT RUDDER TO CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. HOWEVER, AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ACROSS THE RUNWAY AND DOWN OVER A 19 FOOT EMBANKMENT, FIRST STRIKING A DENSE OVERGROWTH OF SMALL TREES AND BUSHES, THEN STRIKING A LARGE TREE WITH THE LEFT WING. THE FORCE FROM THE IMPACT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE BACKWARDS THREE FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST. PRIOR TO THE LEFT WING STRIKING THE TREE, THE AIRCRAFT RAN OVER A LARGE TREE STUMP THAT RIPPED APART THE UNDER BELLY. AS A RESULT, THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR STRUCTURE AND RUDDER CONTROL ASSEMBLY. DETAILED INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED LEFT WING BENT BACK SLIGHTLY, WITH LEADING EDGE DAMAGE. CENTER AND RIGHT WING WAS OBSERVED WITH EVIDENCE OF BUCKLING IN STRUCTURAL AREAS. THIS DAMAGE WAS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY SEVERE STRESS LOADS AS A RESULT OF LEFT WING IMPACT. IN ADDITION, OBSERVED CABIN CEILING INTERIOR WITH UNDERLYING DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE. ONE PROPELLER BLADE WAS FOUND BENT BACK APPROXIMATELY 15 DEGREES FROM ITS NORMAL POSITION. AFTER FURTHER EXAMINATION, IT APPEARS THAT PIC WAS ABLE TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE PRIOR TO IMPACT. NO INJURIES OR FIRE WAS REPORTED BY THE PIC. AFTER EXAMINING RUNWAY 01, REPORTING INSPECTOR DISCOVERED A 165 FOOT SKID MARKK FROM LEFT MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY LEADING TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY 01, TO THE EMBANKMENT. THIS EVIDENCE IS INCONSISTENT WITH A SPEED OF 15 MPH THAT WAS STATED BY PIC.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N3988E (1)

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

- [Accident 19880716026859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880716026859A), Jul 16, 1988: Bbavia 11BC (N3988E), Livingston Mano, NY, Destroyed. After takeoff from a lake, engine failed in a low level turn back towards lake. Unable to clear trees.

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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