# NTSB FTW76FRD36: Aeronca 0-58B, N58084, New Iberia, LA, April 14, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 14, 1976
- Place: New Iberia, LA · NEW IBERIA, LA
- Location: 30.0055° N, 91.8203° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Iberia, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0055&lon=-91.8203&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152938
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FRD36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0774  76/4/14    NEW IBERIA,LA       AERONCA 0-58B       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 301
        TIME - 1215                    N58084              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LASALLE AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JEANERETTE,LA               NEW IBERIA,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- TRIED TO AVOID DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N58084](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58084-1977-07-12), registration cancelled 1977-07-12, S/N 058B12583 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 0-58B
- Registry model: [Aeronca 0-58B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-0-58b) (registry code 0191006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lasalle Airstrip

## 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 19760414008129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760414008129A), Apr 14, 1976: Aronca O58B, New Iberia, LA, Substantial damage. Tried to avoid ditch.

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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