# NTSB LAX65D0037: Aeronca 058A, N47750, Thousand Oaks, CA, March 23, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1965
- Place: Thousand Oaks, CA · THOUSAND OAKS, CA
- Location: 34.1706° N, 118.8375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thousand Oaks, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1706&lon=-118.8375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179552
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX65D0037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65D0037

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47750-2015-05-20), registration cancelled 2015-05-20, S/N 42-7794, built 1945 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 058A
- Registry model: [Aeronca 0-58A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-0-58a) (registry code 0191002) (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: Rancho Conejo

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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