# Accident 19730617018399A: Aronca O58B, Branson, MO, June 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1973
- Place: Branson, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 36.6246° N, 93.2934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Branson, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6246&lon=-93.2934&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48218, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48218) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 561 total, 15 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73FCG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCG49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730617018399A

## Narrative

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

OPERATING FROM ABANDONED ARPT.

## 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 MKC73FCG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCG49), Jun 17, 1973: Aeronca L-3 (N48218), Branson, MO, 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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