# Accident 19740518014779A: Trytek 65C, Rocks State Pk, MD, May 18, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1974
- Place: Rocks State Pk, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Aircraft: N24277, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24277-2013-08-27) (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: 507 total, 142 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74FIG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FIG27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740518014779A

## Narrative

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

AT LOW ALT LOOKING DWN AND OUT L SIDE WINDOW WHEN ACFT STRUCK TREES.

## 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 IAD74FIG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FIG27), May 18, 1974: Aeronca 65-C (N24277), Rocks State Pk, MD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N24277 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20020929028889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020929028889A), Sep 29, 2002: Trytek 65C (N24277), Front Royal, VA, Substantial damage. (-23) Enroute from katana airpark, ma (1B2), subject aircraft entered a left base-to-final turn for rw 09 at Front Royal airport, VA (frr). The aircraft…

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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