# Accident 19910726034459A: Trytek 65LB, Hilliard, FL, July 26, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1991, 10:40 local time
- Place: Hilliard, FL
- Airport: Hilliard Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6894° N, 81.9207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6894&lon=-81.9207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31864, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31864-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 65-LB (registry code 0190932, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-lb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TRYTEK 65LB
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910726034459A

## Narrative

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

HIGH ON FINAL,SLIPPED TO DISSIPATE ALTITUDE,ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT. RECOVERED TOO LATE, HIT TREES AND GROUND.

## 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 MIA91LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA191), Jul 26, 1991: Aeronca 65-LB (N31864), Hilliard, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDEPATH DURING FINAL APPROACH RESULTING IN THE INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH TREES THEN THE GROUND.

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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