# Accident 19890625057049A: Trytek 65C, New Meadows, ID, June 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1989, 20:30 local time
- Place: New Meadows, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1091° N, 116.3608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1091&lon=-116.3608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22137, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22137) (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
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890625057049A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL AND COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD.

## 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 SEA89LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA185), Jun 26, 1989: Aeronca 65-C (N22137), New Meadows, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL.

## Other reports on N22137 (1)

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

- [Incident 19840308020939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840308020939I), Mar 8, 1984: Trytek 65C (N22137), Orting, WA, Minor damage. Engine quit. Practicing minimum speed control. Forced landing. Cause undetermined. Suspect carburetor ice.

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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