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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Aeronca 0-58B · Greenville, SC · June 5, 1996

Date: June 5, 1996 · 17:45 local
Place: Greenville, SC
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N49546
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA96FA148
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N49546Registration cancelled May 19, 2005 · Aeronca 0-58BS/N 058B-8582 · Built 1943 Airframe modelAeronca 0-58B Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-16) Pilot and pilot's brother departed donaldson center airport (7A1). Arriving near salvda lake, witness stated he observed the aircraft flying approximately 50 feet over the club house which is on the edge of the lake-on a northwest heading. A few minutes later the aircraft struck the utility line on a heading of 320 degrees. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The brother stated to rescuers that he did not know what had happened until the aircraft was submerged in water.

As the FAA filed it

(-16) PILOT AND PILOT'S BROTHER DEPARTED DONALDSON CENTER AIRPORT (7A1). ARRIVING NEAR SALVDA LAKE, WITNESS STATED HE OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT FLYING APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET OVER THE CLUB HOUSE WHICH IS ON THE EDGE OF THE LAKE-ON A NORTHWEST HEADING. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE UTILITY LINE ON A HEADING OF 320 DEGREES. THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE BROTHER STATED TO RESCUERS THAT HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBMERGED IN WATER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA96FA148Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportGreenville, SCthe pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from power lines while maneuvering at a low altitude.Jun 5, 1996 · Destroyed