# NTSB DEN71FXD33: Aeronca 0-58B, N46653, Loveland, CO, October 24, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1970
- Place: Loveland, CO · LOVELAND, CO
- Location: 40.3978° N, 105.0750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Loveland, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3978&lon=-105.0750&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158971
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71FXD33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71FXD33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4108  70/10/24   LOVELAND,COLO       AERONCA 0-58B       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 215
        TIME - 1415                    N46653              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT.COLLINS-LOVELA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          GREELEY,COLO                BOULDER,COLO                 LOVELAND,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      55
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- FLEW LOW,SLOW FINAL APCH. GUSTING TO 25K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46653](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46653-2018-02-07), registration cancelled 2018-02-07, S/N 0-58B6332, built 1942 (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&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ft.Collins-Lovela

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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