# Accident 19840805040299A: Trytek 65LA, Monon, IN, August 5, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1984, 15:08 local time
- Place: Monon, IN
- Airport: Garwood Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8590° N, 86.8702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8590&lon=-86.8702&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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 179 total, 25 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA331) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840805040299A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. LANDED OFF AIRPORT. FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON OFF POSITION.

## 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 CHI84LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA331), Aug 5, 1984: Aeronca 65-LA (N23958), Monon, 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 19780319012869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780319012869A), Mar 19, 1978: Trytek 65LA (N23958), Monticello, IN, Substantial damage. Drifted into snowbank.

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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