| Crash location | 41.768611°N, 96.241389°W |
| Nearest city | Tekamah, NE
41.778322°N, 96.221128°W 1.2 miles away |
| Tail number | N47252 |
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| Accident date | 28 May 2018 |
| Aircraft type | Aeronca 58B |
| Additional details: | None |
On May 28, 2018, about 0915 central daylight time, an Aeronca 58B, N47252, impacted terrain during a forced landing near Tekamah, Nebraska. The pilot and passenger received serious injuries; and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the flight, which was not on a flight plan. The airplane departed about 0830 from Tekamah Municipal Airport (TQE), Tekamah, Nebraska, on a local flight.
At 0854, the surface weather observation at TQE was wind 260° at 3 kts; 10 miles visibility; few clouds at 8,500 ft; temperature 26° C; dew point 18° C; altimeter 29.92 inches of mercury.