Event DEN85LTG07

1985-08-19 MOTT, North Dakota, United States None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N47500

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

AERONCA 0-58B

Year of manufacture

1943 · 42 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19560714

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A5D61E

Registrant of record

JACKSON ROBERT J

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N47500 Aeronca 058B None

Factual narrative

WHILE DEPARTING A STUBBLE FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT'S TIRE RAN INTO A SOFT SPOT IN THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT TURNED AND STRUCK THE SHOULDER OF A ROAD. THE RIGHT GEAR BROKE AND THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND, THE RIGHT STRUT BROKE, THE TAIL WHEEL AND RUDDER WERE DAMAGED ALONG WITH THE PROP. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_DEN85LTG07.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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