Aeronca O-58B N50912
6 July 2001 · San Andreas, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 July 2001 at about 18:25 local time, a Aeronca O-58B registered N50912 was involved in an accident near San Andreas, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Andreas, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.2009, -120.6200
- Aircraft
- Aeronca O-58B
- Registration
- N50912
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Auburn → San Andreas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX01LA237
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
An in-flight collision with terrain for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A witness observed the aircraft descend in controlled, gliding flight and "pancake" onto a rock outcropping. He didn't think the crash site was where a pilot would intentionally land. There were more suitable areas in the nearby vicinity. Earlier in the day the airplane was fueled to capacity (2.5-hours endurance). The pilot had flown to an airport about 50 minutes distant and was returning at the time of the accident. The accident site is about 5 miles from the origin airport. Inspection of the aircraft failed to reveal any mechanical anomaly. An autopsy of the pilot revealed, among the findings: 1) Acute thrombus, diagonal branch of left anterior descending coronary artery; 2) Severe coronary artery atherosclerosis; and 3) Cardiomegaly with left ventricular hypertrophy.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aeronca O-58B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 2002 | Aeronca O-58B | Alexandria, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1996 | Aeronca O-58B | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Sep 2007 | Aeronca O-58B | Lincoln Park, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1995 | Aeronca O-58B | Moscow, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 May 1992 | Aeronca O-58B | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | John T. Monnett JR. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1989 | Aeronca O-58B | Minden, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 2001 | Hughes 269C | Tracy, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 2001 | Cessna R172K | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2001 | Piper PA-46-350P | Stockton, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 2001 | Jones RV-6A | Inyokern, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 May 2001 | Cessna 177B | Santa Maria, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 2001 | Cessna 140 | San Jose, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |