# NTSB MKC72FCD39: Aeronca 0-58B, N48295, Des Moines, IA, October 17, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1971
- Place: Des Moines, IA · DES MOINES, IA
- Location: 41.6005° N, 93.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6005&lon=-93.6091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164099
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72FCD39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCD39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4322  71/10/17   DES MOINES,IOWA     AERONCA 0-58B       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 105
        TIME - 1430                    N48295              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DODGE FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DES MOINES,IOWA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG MAJOR OVERHAULED 1968,OF 5HRS RUN IN 4.5HRS STATIC.NR 4 CYL AND NR 1,2,3 PISTONS SCUFFED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48295](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48295), registered now, S/N 058B-10123, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 0-58B
- 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dodge Fld

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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