# Accident 19780319012869A: Trytek 65LA, Monticello, IN, March 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1978
- Place: Monticello, IN
- Airport: White
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.7102° N, 86.7668° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WHITE COUNTY (MCX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7102&lon=-86.7668&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23958, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23958-2018-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 65-LA (registry code 0190930, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-la) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TRYTEK 65LA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78DEX10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEX10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780319012869A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED INTO SNOWBANK.

## 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 CHI78DEX10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEX10), Mar 19, 1978: Trytek 65-LA (N23958), Monticello, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N23958 (2)

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

- [Incident 19880529034409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880529034409I), May 29, 1988: Trytek 65LA (N23958), Monon, IN, Minor damage. Lost directional when tailwheels lifted during taxi tests. Struck fence next to runway.
- [Accident 19840805040299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840805040299A), Aug 5, 1984: Trytek 65LA (N23958), Monon, IN, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff climb. Landed off airport. Fuel selector was on off position.

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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