# Accident 19890530013409A: Aronca 50F, Ontario, CA, May 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1989, 16:42 local time
- Place: Ontario, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0403° N, 117.6700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0403&lon=-117.6700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23954, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23954) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 50-F (registry code 0190702, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-50-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARONCA 50F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890530013409A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED DOWNDRAFT ON INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH THE GROUND.

## 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 LAX89LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA209), May 30, 1989: Aeronca 50F (N23954), Ontario, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO COMPENSATE FOR EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS, RESULTING IN THE INABILITY TO MAINTAIN A CLIMB.

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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