# Accident 19840407009169A: Aronca O58A, Rutherfordton, NC, April 7, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1984, 14:00 local time
- Place: Rutherfordton, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3593° N, 81.9608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3593&lon=-81.9608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46513, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46513) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 0-58A (registry code 0191002, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-0-58a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARONCA O58A
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,253 total, 4 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840407009169A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE WENT TO FULL POWER DURING TAXI AND AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH 3 PARKED AIRPLANES. THROTTLE CABLE WAS BROKEN.

## 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 ATL84LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA143), Apr 7, 1984: Aeronca O-58A (N46513), Rutherfordton, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N46513 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20111009022989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111009022989A), Oct 9, 2011: Aeronca 0-58A (N46513), Westmoreland, TN, Substantial damage. On a private strip, pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings. On a takeoff, the aircraft's right wing struck a hay bale . Pilot lost control of aircraft,…

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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