# NTSB OAK73DVD37: Aeronca 65-LA, N22349, Gualala, CA, May 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1973
- Place: Gualala, CA · GUALALA, CA
- Location: 38.8428° N, 123.6201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gualala, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8428&lon=-123.6201&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190607
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73DVD37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVD37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1120  73/5/13    GUALALA,CALIF       AERONCA 65-LA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 4500
        TIME - 1700                    N22349              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEA RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MODESTO,CALIF               GUALALA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      70
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- OVR SHOT ARPT,WG HIT CLIFF BFR DITCHING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22349](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22349-2018-10-23), registration cancelled 2018-10-23, S/N L3479, built 1939 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 65-LA
- Registry model: [Aeronca 65-LA](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-la) (registry code 0190930) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-145B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (registry code 41502, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sea Ranch

## 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 19730513014559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730513014559A), May 13, 1973: Trytek 65LA, Gualala, CA, Destroyed. Ovr shot arpt,wg hit cliff bfr ditching.

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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