Aeronca 0-58B accident near Newberry, South Carolina, June 21, 1988
On June 21, 1988 at about 9:30 pm local time, a Aeronca 0-58B, registered N47190, was destroyed in an accident near Newberry, South Carolina (Newberry CO. airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 21, 1988 · about 9:30 pm local time
- Place
- Newberry, South Carolina · Newberry CO. · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 0-58B · all 0-58Bs on the register
- Registration
- N47190 · no longer on the register · serial 058B12893
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT RELATED THAT HE HAD BEEN FLYING AROUND THE LOCAL AREA MAKING LANDINGS AT VARIOUS AIRPORTS FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS. HE RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND MADE A FULL STOP LANDING. HIS 12 YEAR OLD SON REQUESTED THAT HE MAKE ANOTHER TAKEOFF AND LANDING. AFTER TAXI BACK, HE MADE A TAKEOFF AND, AT A LOW ALTITUDE, INITIATED A STEEP CLIMBING TURN TO THE LEFT. HE STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND CRASHED INTO THE HANGAR ROOF. HE AND HIS SON SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THERE WAS NO FIRE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 571 hours in all; 20 in this make and model; 582 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,466 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 2, 1988; 27 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,260 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental A65-8 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 22, 3,500 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 100°F (38°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ATL88LA197.