# NTSB FTW70A0023: Aeronca 0-58A, N64906, Farmerville, LA, September 28, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1969
- Place: Farmerville, LA · FARMERVILLE, LA
- Location: 32.7751° N, 92.4005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmerville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7751&lon=-92.4005&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158678
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70A0023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70A0023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2680  69/9/28    FARMERVILLE,LA      AERONCA 0-58A       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 400
        TIME - 1715                    N64906              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARMERVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONROE,LA                   FARMERVILLE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- FWD/AFT ATTACH TUBE SECTIONS OF R HORZ STBLZR SEPARATED.INFERIOR WELD BY OWNER APPROVED BY FAA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N64906](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64906-1971-02-02), registration cancelled 1971-02-02, S/N 58B-9443, built 1945 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 0-58A
- Registry model: [Aeronca 0-58B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-0-58b) (registry code 0191006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Farmerville

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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