LAX65D0037

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 058A · Thousand Oaks, CA · March 23, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 23, 1965
Place
Thousand Oaks, CA · THOUSAND OAKS, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N47750Aeronca 058A
Status
Completed · report May 10, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179552

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0552  65/3/23    THOUSAND OAKS CAL   AERONCA 058A        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1110                    N47750              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCHO CONEJO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      53
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- SUDDEN WIND GUSTS TO 20 KNOTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N47750
Reported as
Aeronca 058A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Rancho Conejo

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.