# Accident 19880821034449A: Aronca O58B, Grass Valley, CA, August 21, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1988, 10:30 local time
- Place: Grass Valley, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1102° N, 121.1197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1102&lon=-121.1197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56740, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56740) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 0-58B (registry code 0191006, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-0-58b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARONCA O58B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 242 total, 198 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA293) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880821034449A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL AND HIT TREES TRYING TO LAND IN A OPEN FIELD.

## 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 LAX88LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA293), Aug 21, 1988: Aeronca 0-58B (N56740), Grass Valley, CA, 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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