# Accident 19890709020779A: Trytek 65CA, Prineville, OR, July 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1989, 10:30 local time
- Place: Prineville, OR
- Airport: Prineville Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0996° N, 120.6599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0996&lon=-120.6599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36532, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36532-1991-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 65-CA (registry code 0190922, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-ca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TRYTEK 65CA
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890709020779A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON CLIMBOUT AFTER TAKEOFF.

## 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 SEA89LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA131), Jul 9, 1989: Aeronca 65-CA (N36532), Prineville, OR, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM TREES.

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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