# Accident 19810627036399A: Trytek KCA, Willits, CA, June 27, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1981, 20:30 local time
- Place: Willits, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4050° N, 123.3489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willits, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4050&lon=-123.3489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21083, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21083) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca KCA (registry code 0190406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-kca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TRYTEK KCA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 89 total, 23 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DVD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVD30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810627036399A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO FIND DESTINATION AIRPORT. RAN OUT OF FUEL DURING SEARCH. NOSED OVER ON EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 LAX81DVD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVD30), Jun 27, 1981: Aeronca KCA (N21083), Willits, 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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