# Accident 19781231044159A: Aronca O58B, Flagstaff, AZ, December 31, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1978
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Airport: Flagstaff
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 35.1981° N, 111.6513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flagstaff, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1981&lon=-111.6513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33323, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33323-2014-09-29) (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: 96 total, 45 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUJ39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781231044159A

## Narrative

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

HEAVY FROST ON ACT AND ICE ON TRIM HINGES.

## 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 LAX79DUJ39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ39), Dec 31, 1978: Aeronca 0-58B (N33323), Flagstaff, AZ, 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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