Aeronca O-58B N46929

Summary

On 22 September 1983 at about 23:45 local time, a Aeronca O-58B registered N46929 was involved in an accident near Geiger, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 September 1983 at 23:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Geiger, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Geiger

Coordinates

32.8107, -88.1494

Aircraft

Aeronca O-58B

Registration

N46929

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Geiger → Scooba

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL83FA376

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. A WITNESS SAW THE ACFT CIRCLE AT 300-400 FT AGL AND THEN DO A SNAP ROLL. THE ACFT THEN ENTERED A SPIN AND SPUN ABOUT 2 TURNS BEFORE IMPACT. THE WITNESS SAID THE ENGINE SOUNDED NORMAL THROUGHOUT THE MANEUVER. THE PLT STATED THAT HE INTENDED TO PERFORM A SINGLE TURN 'SNAP ROLL'. HE SAID HE REMEMBERS ENTERING THE ROLL BUT HAS NO FURTHER RECOLLECTION. THE PLT INDICATED THAT HE HAD DONE THIS MANEUVER ABOUT 200 TIMES IN THE PAST. ON THIS OCCASION THE MANEUVER WAS DONE INTO THE SETTING SUN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.