# Accident 20110203002239A: Aeronca 0-58B, San Luis Obispo, CA, February 3, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 2011, 09:45 local time
- Place: San Luis Obispo, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3128° N, 120.6750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3128&lon=-120.6750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47503, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47503) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 315 total, 20 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110203002239A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED, WHILE IN CRUISE LEVEL FLIGHT, ENGINE BEGAN OPERATING ROUGH, SO HE APPLIED CARB HEAT, BUT ENGINE SUBSEQUENTLY SHUT DOWN. PILOT STATED HE SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMED AN AIR START BUT ENGINE SHUT DOWN AGAIN.  PILOT STATED HE COMMITTED TO AN EMERGENCY LANDING, CLIPPED A TREE LINE AND CRASHED IN AN OPEN FIELD. PASSENGER PASSED AWAY 33 HOURS AFTER ACCIDENT.

## 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 WPR11FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA120), Feb 3, 2011: Aeronca O-58C (N47503), San Luis Obispo, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s delay in using carburetor heat, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to an encounter with carburetor icing 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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