Aeronca O-58B N46899
8 June 2002 · Alexandria, Indiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 June 2002 at about 17:11 local time, a Aeronca O-58B registered N46899 was involved in an accident near Alexandria, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:11
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alexandria, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Alexandria (I99)
- Coordinates
- 40.2325, -85.6336
- Aircraft
- Aeronca O-58B
- Registration
- N46899
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Huntington → Alexandria
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI02LA155
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall. A factor was the low altitude.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane impacted terrain 20-30 feet from the side of the landing runway while the pilot was initiating a left hand turn during the downwind segment of the visual approach. The passenger stated that the airplane's left wing dropped and the nose pitched down during the turn. Ground scarring was limited to an area near the main wreckage, which exhibited a nose down crush angle with no lateral bending of the empennage. No mechanical anomalies were noted.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aeronca O-58B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul 2001 | Aeronca O-58B | San Andreas, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Sep 2007 | Aeronca O-58B | Lincoln Park, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1996 | Aeronca O-58B | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 May 1995 | Aeronca O-58B | Moscow, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 May 1992 | Aeronca O-58B | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | John T. Monnett JR. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1989 | Aeronca O-58B | Minden, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 2002 | Maule M-7-260C | Fishers, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 2002 | Cessna 182N | Wheatfield, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 2002 | Aviat S-2C | Sheridan, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Jan 2002 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-41 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 2002 | Beechcraft F33A | Bloomington, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 2002 | Piper PA-60 | Columbus, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |