# Accident 20090315011199A: Bbavia 7AC, Bagley, MN, March 15, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2009, 17:00 local time
- Place: Bagley, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3647° N, 95.5272° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3647&lon=-95.5272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1831E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1831E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 616 total, 573 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090315011199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 15TH, AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 LOCAL, THE P.I.C. FLEW FROM 96M TO JACKSON LAKE NEAR BAGLEY, NM.  AFTER FISHING FOR SEVERAL HOURS IN TEMPERATURES EXCEEDING 50 DEGREES F., THE P.I.C. TAXIED HIS AIRCRAFT TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE LAKE.  THE SNOW HAD BEEN MELTING AND THE TOP WAS DESCRIBED AS SLUSH.  THE P.I.C. REPORTS REACHING NEARLY LIFT-OFF SPEEDS, WITH THE TAILWHEEL OFF THE GROUND, BEFORE ABORTING THE TAKEOFF.  THE ABORT WAS DESCRIBED TO OCCUR  "3/4" OF THE WAY ACROSS THE LAKE.  THE DISTANCE LEFT AFTER THE ABORT, WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT FROM GOING ONTO SHORE AND INTO THE TREES.

## 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 CEN09CA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA210), Mar 15, 2009: Aeronca 7AC (N1831E), Bagley, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed aborted takeoff, which resulted in the ski-equipped airplane running aground and striking trees. Contributing to the accident was the slush layer that had formed since the…

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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