# Accident 19730513014559A: Trytek 65LA, Gualala, CA, May 13, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1973
- Place: Gualala, CA
- Airport: Sea Ranch
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 38.7046° N, 123.4325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at THE SEA RANCH (CA51), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7046&lon=-123.4325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22349, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22349-2018-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 65-LA (registry code 0190930, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-la) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TRYTEK 65LA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 60 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73DVD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVD37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730513014559A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

OVR SHOT ARPT,WG HIT CLIFF BFR DITCHING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB OAK73DVD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVD37), May 13, 1973: Aeronca 65-LA (N22349), Gualala, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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