# NTSB MKC78DER29: Aeronca O-58B, N50435, Hinckley, MN, February 12, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1978
- Place: Hinckley, MN · HINCKLEY, MN
- Location: 46.0130° N, 92.9127° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hinckley, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0130&lon=-92.9127&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143465
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DER29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2315  78/2/12    HINCKLEY,MN         AERONCA O-58B       CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 21,
        TIME - 1615                    N50435              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  26 TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HINCKLEY,MN                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- FLT PHASE UNK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50435](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50435-2012-08-10), registration cancelled 2012-08-10, S/N 0-58B-5902, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA O-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: Destroyed

## 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 19780212023189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780212023189A), Feb 12, 1978: Woodhm 50C, Hinckley, MN, Substantial damage. Flt phase unk.

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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