# NTSB IAD74FIG27: Aeronca 65-C, N24277, Rocks State Pk, MD, May 18, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1974
- Place: Rocks State Pk, MD · ROCKS STATE PK, MD
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124801
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FIG27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FIG27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1520  74/5/18    ROCKS STATE PK,MD   AERONCA 65-C        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 507
        TIME - 1730                    N24277              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 142 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FALLSTON,MD                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- AT LOW ALT LOOKING DWN AND OUT L SIDE WINDOW WHEN ACFT STRUCK TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24277](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24277-2013-08-27), registration cancelled 2013-08-27, S/N C-7419, built 1939 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 65-C
- Registry model: [Aeronca 65-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-c) (registry code 0190920) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740518014779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740518014779A), May 18, 1974: Trytek 65C, Rocks State Pk, MD, Substantial damage. At low alt looking dwn and out l side window when acft struck trees.

## Other investigations on N24277 (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 IAD02LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA097), Sep 29, 2002: Aeronca 65-C (N24277), Front Royal, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. A factor was the airplane's proximity to the ground when the spin commenced.

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.

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