# NTSB ATL88LA197: Aeronca 0-58B, N47190, Newberry, SC, June 21, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 21, 1988, 17:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: Newberry, SC
- Coordinates: 34.269222, -81.609878 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2692&lon=-81.6099&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7777
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL88LA197
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7777/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA197

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - maneuver - abrupt, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/spin - inadvertent
- In flight collision with object, descent - uncontrolled
  - object - building(nonresidential)

## Analysis

THE PILOT RELATED THAT HE HAD BEEN FLYING AROUND THE LOCAL AREA MAKING LANDINGS AT VARIOUS AIRPORTS FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS. HE RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND MADE A FULL STOP LANDING. HIS 12 YEAR OLD SON REQUESTED THAT HE MAKE ANOTHER TAKEOFF AND LANDING. AFTER TAXI BACK, HE MADE A TAKEOFF AND, AT A LOW ALTITUDE, INITIATED A STEEP CLIMBING TURN TO THE LEFT. HE STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND CRASHED INTO THE HANGAR ROOF. HE AND HIS SON SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THERE WAS NO FIRE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N47190](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47190-1992-07-22), registration cancelled 1992-07-22, S/N 058B12893 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 0-58B
- Registry model: [Aeronca 0-58B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-0-58b) (registry code 0191006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 058B12893
- Airframe hours: 3466
- Engines: CONTINENTAL A65-8 65 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Carroll E. Looney
- Registered owner: James L Fowler
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 2, 1988, 27 hours before
- Airport: 27J, Newberry Co., runway 22, 3,500 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 571 total, 20 in this make and model, 582 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 100 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880621022489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880621022489A), Jun 21, 1988: Aronca O58B, Newbury, SC, Destroyed. Entered an accelerated stall after a steep turn on initial climbout. Aircraft crashed into a hangar.

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.

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