# Accident 20101112051799A: Aeronca 0-58B, Livingston, NY, November 12, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2010, 16:45 local time
- Place: Livingston, NY
- Airport: Green Acres
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1431° N, 73.7503° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1431&lon=-73.7503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46014, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46014) (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: AERONCA 0-58B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 383 total, 37 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101112051799A

## Narrative

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

UPON ARRIVAL OF THE ACCIDENT SCENE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION, WITH THE WINGS ATTACHED AND FUSELAGE MOSTLY INTACT.  THE MAIN LANDING GEAR HAD SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE, AND WAS FOLDED UP NEXT TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THE TAIL WHEEL WAS ATTACHED TO THE AIRFRAME, BUT WAS PUSHED INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT FROM IMPACT.  THE ENGINE WAS ATTACHED TO THE AIRFRAME, HOWEVER THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKE.  VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE PROPELLER SHOWED NO SIGNS OF SCORING, AND IT TURNED FREELY BY HAND WITH NO INTERNAL BINDING.  A CHECK OF THE CRANKCASE REVEALED ENGINE OIL PRESENT.  A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANK REVEALED NO FUEL PRESENT, AND NO FUEL CAME FROM THE WING SUMP WHEN CHECKED.  THE CARBURETOR FUEL BOWL COULD NOT BE CHECKED DUE TO THE POSITION OF THE ENGINE FROM IMPACT.  THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE TESTED FOR INTEGRITY AND CORRECT RIGGING, AND WERE FOUND TO BE INTACT AND RIGGED CORRECTLY.  THE PILOT STATES THAT HE PUT 7 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE PLANE BEFORE DEPARTURE, WHICH BROUGHT THE FUEL GAUGE TO HALF FULL.  HE STATES THAT HE FLEW FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR BEFORE THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND, THE ENGINE REGAINED POWER MOMENTARILY, BEFORE QUITTING FOR GOOD.  HE STATES THAT HE IMPACTED THE GROUND HARD AND JUST SHORT OF THE RUNWAY WHILE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 ERA11CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA057), Nov 12, 2010: Aeronca O58B (N46014), Livingston, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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