# NTSB DEN69A0041: Aeronca S0-58B, N50782, Questa, NM, April 14, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 14, 1969
- Place: Questa, NM · QUESTA, NM
- Location: 36.7106° N, 105.6059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Questa, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7106&lon=-105.6059&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191400
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69A0041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69A0041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0269  69/4/14    QUESTA,N MEX        AERONCA S0-58B      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 28 TOTAL
        TIME - 1145                    N50782              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUESTA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50782](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50782-1971-12-03), registration cancelled 1971-12-03, S/N 058B4412 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA S0-58B
- Registry model: [Aeronca 0-58B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-0-58b) (registry code 0191006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Questa

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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