# Accident 19730818027769A: Trytek 65C, Prospect, PA, August 18, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1973
- Place: Prospect, PA
- Airport: Beadon Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 40.8992° N, 80.0486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prospect, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8992&lon=-80.0486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23518, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23518) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 65-C (registry code 0190920, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TRYTEK 65C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,725 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74AN016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730818027769A

## Narrative

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

ACFT EITHER MAKING LOW PASS OR APCH TO STRIP. LOST CTL IN LOW L TURN.

## 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 NYC74AN016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN016), Aug 18, 1973: Aeronca 11AC (N23518), Prospect, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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