# NTSB FTW66F0545: Aeronca 0-58B, N50562, Lubbock, TX, February 23, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 23, 1966
- Place: Lubbock, TX · LUBBOCK, TX
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174067
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0545
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0545

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50562-2020-01-10), registration cancelled 2020-01-10, S/N 058B7122 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 0-58B
- Registry model: [Aeronca L-3C](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-l-3c) (registry code 0191010) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Town And Country

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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