Funk B85C N81149
11 April 1966 · Sweetwater Tex, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 11 April 1966 at about 05:30 local time, a Funk B85C registered N81149 was involved in an accident during in flight near Sweetwater Tex, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 05:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sweetwater Tex, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Avenger
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Funk B85C
- Registration
- N81149
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0207
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
SAND AND FLAKY FOREIGN MATERIAL ON STROMBERG NA-S3A1 CARBURETOR MIXTURE CONTROL VALVE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Funk B85C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 1966 | Funk B85C | Sunset Beach Cali, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1965 | Funk B85C | Austin Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1968 | Funk B85C | Carnegie, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 May 1964 | Funk B85C | Corry Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1968 | Funk B85C | Buckeye, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1964 | Funk B85C | Fort Calhoun Neb, Nebraska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |