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FTW78DQD11

1978-02-15 · EL PASO, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N48094

Make / Model
AERONCA 0-58B
Year of manufacture
1943 · 35 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19710729
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A5EC49

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
AERONCA 0-58B · N48094
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
D1
Operator type
D
Kind of flying
B0

Weather at impact

Sky
CLEAR
Wind
270° / 7 kt
Temp
59° F

Aircraft history

Serial number
000000010103
Total time
909 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
350
Age
20

Cause factors

  • 64/C/29 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING Cause
  • 64/C/32 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL Cause
  • 88/C/63 C
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS FUEL EXHAUSTION Cause
  • 83/B/I B
    TERRAIN HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
  • 84/K/7 K
    MISCELLANEOUS EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION Joint factor

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 0125. Source file NTSB_1978_3_0125.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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