Aeronca 0-58A N46513

Summary

On 9 October 2011 at about 20:00 local time, a Aeronca 0-58A registered N46513, operated by Henderson Blake W, was involved in an accident near Westmoreland, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 October 2011 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Westmoreland, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip (NONE)

Coordinates

36.5592, -86.2592

Aircraft

Aeronca 0-58A

Registration

N46513

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Henderson Blake W

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Westmoreland → Westmoreland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12CA022

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and failure to maintain clearance from an obstacle during takeoff.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was taking off from a private airstrip; as he was looking at a hay bale to the left of the airplane, the right wing tip struck another hay bale. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the airframe and the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions during the flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.