# Accident 19890129001439A: Aronca O58B, Minden, NV, January 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1989, 10:06 local time
- Place: Minden, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0094° N, 119.7494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0094&lon=-119.7494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48688, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48688-2017-09-18) (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 A658F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,138 total, 364 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890129001439A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND SPUN IN WHILE FLYING LOW IN MOUNTAIN TERRAIN WITH SEVERE GUSTY SURFACE WINDS. LENTICULAR CLOUDS IN AREA

## 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 SEA89FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA041), Jan 29, 1989: Aeronca O-58B (N48688), Minden, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED AND AIRPLANE CONTROL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND MOUNTAIN WAVE CONDITIONS.

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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