# Accident 20010706017229A: Aeronca 0-58B, San Andreas, CA, July 6, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2001, 11:26 local time
- Place: San Andreas, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2009° N, 120.6200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2009&lon=-120.6200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50912, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50912-2015-05-19) (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)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010706017229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT OF AERONCA, N50912, FUELED HIS AIRCRAFT TO A FULL CAPACITY BY ADDING APPROXIMATELY 11 GALLONS, AND DEPARTED CALAVERAS AIRPORT TO AUBURN AIRPORT FOR BREAKFAST. THE PILOT THEN DEPARTED AUBURN RETURNING BACK TO CALAVERAS. DUE TO AN OFF AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING, APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTH OF THE CALAVERAS AIRPORT, THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE AIRPLANE WAS FOUND TO HAVE LESS THAN ONE GALLON OF FUEL LEFT IN THE TANK.

## 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 LAX01LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA237), Jul 6, 2001: Aeronca O-58B (N50912), San Andreas, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with terrain for undetermined reasons.

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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