# Accident 19830823045269A: Aronca O58B, San Antonio, TX, August 23, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1983, 17:45 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: Cannon
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5394° N, 98.4201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5394&lon=-98.4201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57714, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57714) (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
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,479 total, 25 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA392) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830823045269A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT WIRES AND CRASHED WHILE TURNING BASE FOR FINAL APPROACH TO LAND.

## 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 FTW83LA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA392), Aug 23, 1983: Aeronca O-58B (N57714), San Antonio, TX, destroyed

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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