# NTSB IAD76AI001: Aeronca 058B, N52354, Pikeville, KY, July 5, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1975
- Place: Pikeville, KY · PIKEVILLE, KY
- Location: 37.4769° N, 82.5288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pikeville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4769&lon=-82.5288&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149877
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76AI001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2100   75/7/5    PIKEVILLE,KY        AERONCA 058B        CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1156                    N52354              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 43, 3216 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PIKEVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PIKEVILLE,KY                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: HIGH TENSION WIRING
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PRIMING SYSTEM
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PRIMER LOCKING PIN WORN PRIMER UNLOCKED,OUT ABT 1 1/2 IN.NR 4 IGN LEAD CHAFFED,ARCD ON CYL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52354](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52354-2021-06-05), registration cancelled 2021-06-05, S/N 0-58B8513, built 1945 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 058B
- 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Pikeville

## 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 19750705023999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750705023999A), Jul 5, 1975: Aronca O58B, Pikeville, KY, Destroyed. Primer locking pin worn primer unlocked,out abt 1 1/2 in. Nr 4 ign lead chaffed,arcd on cyl.

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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