FTW66F0545

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 0-58B · Lubbock, TX · February 23, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
February 23, 1966
Place
Lubbock, TX · LUBBOCK, TX
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N50562Aeronca 0-58B
Status
Completed · report May 13, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174067

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0038  66/2/23    LUBBOCK TEX         AERONCA 0-58B       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 93 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N50562              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 91 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOWN AND COUNTRY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE

Aircraft

Registration
N50562
Reported as
Aeronca 0-58B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Town And Country

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.