# Accident 19730506012779A: Aronca O58B, Anchorage, AK, May 6, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1973
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Big Indian Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48623, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48623-2012-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 0-58B (registry code 0191006, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-0-58b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARONCA O58B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 268 total, 237 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC73DAG87](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG87) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730506012779A

## Narrative

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

TKOF TO SOUTH,TOWARD TREES,FRM 1200FT STRIP.UN CLEAR TREES,SHUT ENG DOWN,HIT BRUSH.GUSTING 20K.

## 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 ANC73DAG87](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG87), May 6, 1973: Aeronca O-58B (N48623), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

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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