- Date
- August 23, 1983, 17:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place
- San Antonio, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N57714Aeronca O-58B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830823045269A
- Case key
- 21024
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Both occupants were confederate air force personnel. The plt-in-command (PIC) reminded the other occupant of wires in the area where the were flying on base leg. The other occupant replied, 'yes, I see them & think we will be above them.' He then replied, 'no, we are going to hit them.' After striking the wires, the acft went out of control & crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57714
- Reported as
- Aeronca O-58B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- O58B-8553
- Airframe hours
- 3,207
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Alamd Liaison Group
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 29, 1982
- Departed
- San Antonio, TX
- Airport
- Cannon Field
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 5,479 total · 25 in this make and model · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 139° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.