# Accident 19760414008129A: Aronca O58B, New Iberia, LA, April 14, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1976
- Place: New Iberia, LA
- Airport: Lasalle Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 30.0055° N, 91.8203° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Iberia, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0055&lon=-91.8203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58084, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58084-1977-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 0-58B (registry code 0191006, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-0-58b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARONCA O58B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 301 total, 27 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76FRD36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760414008129A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO AVOID DITCH.

## 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 FTW76FRD36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD36), Apr 14, 1976: Aeronca 0-58B (N58084), New Iberia, LA, 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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