# Incident 19850127007539I: Valentin TAIFUN 17E, Naples, FL, January 27, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1985, 12:30 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1505° N, 81.7953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Naples, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1505&lon=-81.7953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65MA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Valentin TAIFUN 17E (registry code 9370100, https://openairdocs.org/model/valentin-taifun-17e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32,516 total, 43 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850127007539I

## Narrative

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

RAN INTO HIGH SINK AREA. UNABLE TO GET ENGINE STARTED. ALTITUDE WAS LOW. LANDED IN FIELD.

## Other reports on N65MA (2)

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

- [Incident 20120620013029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120620013029I), Jun 20, 2012: Valentin Gmbh TAIFUN 17E (N65MA), Moriarty, NM, Minor damage. On June 20, 2012, N65MA, a Valentin taifun 17E, sustained minor damage when the nose landing gear collapsed on landing at the Moriarty, NM municipal airport…
- [Incident 20080902843629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080902843629I), Sep 2, 2008: Valent TAIFUN17E (N65MA), Gallup, NM, Minor damage. (-23) On September 2, 2008 at 1310 MDT, a Valent 17-E motor glider, N65MA, registered ot the pilot, impacted terrain during takeoff from Gallup Municipal…

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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