# Accident 19750318005159A: Mclish B85C, Westboro, MA, March 18, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1975
- Place: Westboro, MA
- Airport: Westboro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 42.2674° N, 71.6175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westborough, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2674&lon=-71.6175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77703, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77703-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Funk B85C (registry code 5480208, https://openairdocs.org/model/funk-b85c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCLISH B85C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 175 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FNE31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNE31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750318005159A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO CLR ENGINE DRG DESCENT.STOPPED ON GO-ARND.STRUCK TREES NR RWY.

## 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 NYC75FNE31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNE31), Mar 18, 1975: Funk B-85C (N77703), Westboro, MA, substantial damage

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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