# NTSB CEN10CA290: Aeronca 0-58B, N46857, Jefferson, TX, May 29, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 29, 2010, 13:23 local (18:23 UTC) - Place: Jefferson, TX - Coordinates: 32.739723, -94.30278 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7397&lon=-94.3028&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report August 12, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - NTSB case key (mKey): 76201 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN10CA290 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/76201/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76201 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA290 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane on during initial climb. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Aeronca 0-58B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/cases.md?model=0191006), [All aircraft, 1,269 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Aeronca 0-58B, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=0191006), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Aeronca 0-58B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=0191006), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot departed a 3,200-foot-long runway on a hot day in his 65-horsepower single-engine airplane. When he reached an altitude of 150 feet and an airspeed of 55 knots, the pilot made a left-hand turn so that he could clear the area for the other aircraft waiting to back-taxi/depart. While in the turn, the airspeed decreased and the pilot was unable to maintain altitude. The airplane collided with trees south of the runway. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical discrepancies with the airplane or the engine and that he should have continued straight out on departure rather than turning. ## Factual narrative The commercial pilot departed a 3,200 foot-long runway on a hot day in his 65 horsepower rated single-engine airplane. When he reached an altitude of 150 feet and an airspeed of 55 knots, the pilot made a left hand turn so he could clear the area for the other aircraft waiting to back-taxi/depart. While in the turn, the airspeed decreased and the pilot was unable to maintain altitude. The airplane collided with trees south of the runway. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical discrepancies with the airplane or the engine, and he should have continued straight out on departure versus turning. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N46857](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46857), registered now, S/N 058B8493, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AERONCA 0-58B - Registry model: [Aeronca 0-58B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-0-58b) (registry code 0191006) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 058B8493 - Engines: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES 65 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Phillips Arnold D - Registered owner: Phillips Arnold D - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 24F, Jefferson, TX - Destination: Gladewater, TX - Airport: 24F, Cypress River, runway 05 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 65; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; flight hours: 2,511 total, 80 in this make and model, 2,380 as pilot in command, 13 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## 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 20100529043449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100529043449A), May 29, 2010: Aeronca 0-58B, Jefferson, TX, Substantial damage. On 05/30/2010 arnold phillips, the pilot of N46857 departed Cypress River Airport ( 24F) heading 050 at 1330 local. Midway down runway pilot initiated a steep… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 30, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76201. 588 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 588 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40332090&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.