Accident Aeronca O-58B N47373, Saturday 23 May 1992

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Date:	Saturday 23 May 1992
Time:	15:30 LT
Type:	Aeronca O-58B
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N47373
MSN:	10233
Year of manufacture:	1943
Engine model:	Continental A65-8
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Oshkosh, WI - United States of America
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	(KOSH)
Destination airport:	(KOSH)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE AIRPLANE WAS ON THE FIRST TAKEOFF AFTER AN ANNUAL INSPECTION AND REBUILD. THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, AND NOSED OVER. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER THE ACCIDENT FOUND THE AILERON CABLES TO BE REVERSED.

Probable Cause: THE INADEQUATE INSPECTION BY OTHER MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, AND AN INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE REVERSAL OF THE AILERON CABLES.

Accident investigation: