# NTSB FTW73FPA23: Aeronca O-58B, N46464, Sherman, TX, January 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1973
- Place: Sherman, TX · SHERMAN, TX
- Location: 33.6357° N, 96.6089° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sherman, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6357&lon=-96.6089&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170085
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FPA23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPA23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0226  73/1/19    SHERMAN,TEX         AERONCA O-58B       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 69 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N46464              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCKEON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHERMAN,TEX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- SEL VALVE INDENTION WORN.RAN OFF END OF RWY AND CRASHED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46464](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46464-2013-08-15), registration cancelled 2013-08-15, S/N 0-58B-6782, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA O-58B
- Registry model: [Aeronca 0-58B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-0-58b) (registry code 0191006) (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: Mckeon

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730119000639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730119000639A), Jan 19, 1973: Aronca O58B, Sherman, TX, Substantial damage. Sel valve indention worn. Ran off end of rwy and crashed.

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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