# Accident 19950618022439A: Trytek 65LB, Grand River, OH, June 18, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1995, 18:00 local time
- Place: Grand River, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7405° N, 81.2797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7405&lon=-81.2797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33719, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33719) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 65-LB (registry code 0190932, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-lb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TRYTEK 65LB
- Reported engine: LYC O145B1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO95LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950618022439A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. LANDED IN A FIELD. CHECKED ENGINE OK. STRUCK POWER LINE TRYING TO DEPART SMALL AREA. (-23) PILOT WAS ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT WITH NO PASSENGERS WHEN ENGINE DEVELOPED APPARENT CARBURETOR ICE AND FAILED TO DEVELOP ANY POWER. AFTER ENGINE QUIT THE PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD. AFTER RESTART PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM FIELD, CAUGHT TAILWHEEL ON GUIDEWIRE FROM POWERLINE AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 BFO95LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA065), Jun 18, 1995: Aeronca 65-LB (N33719), Grand River, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot selected unsuitable terrain for the takeoff.

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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