# Accident 20000813007629A: Trytek 65CA, Liberty Hill, TX, August 13, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2000, 19:30 local time
- Place: Liberty Hill, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6597° N, 97.9202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6597&lon=-97.9202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33783, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33783) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 65-CA (registry code 0190922, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-ca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TRYTEK 65CA
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000813007629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 13, 2000, AT 1930 CDT, AN AERONCA 65-CA WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BY IMPACTING TREES AND TERRAIN NEAR LIBERTY HILL, TEXAS. THE PILOL STATED THAT HE HEARD A NOISE AND THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A FLAT LEFT TURN.  HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TURN LEFT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND ALL FLIGHT CONTROL CABLES FOUND TO BE FUNCTIONAL.  THE PILOT SUSPECTS THAT HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE RUDDER PEDAL AND DEPRESSED THE LEFT RUDDER CABLE WHICH IS EXPOSED AND NEXR TO HIS RIGHT FOOT.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN THE FLAT LEFT TURN UNTIL IT STRUCK TREES AND TERRAIN.  THGE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 FTW00LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA230), Aug 14, 2000: Aeronca 65-CA (N33783), Liberty Hill, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadvertent activation of the left rudder control, which resulted in a loss of control while in cruise flight.

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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