# Accident 19920929039229A: Mclish B85C, Buffalo, MN, September 29, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1992, 18:00 local time
- Place: Buffalo, MN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1705° N, 93.8606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1705&lon=-93.8606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1609N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1609N) (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
- Reported engine: CONT A658F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total, 300 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920929039229A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON DOWNWIND. STRUCK TREES. CARB FOULED  WITH SEALANT. SHODDY,IMPROPER REPAIRS PARTS ENGINE AREA.

## 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 CHI92LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA295), Sep 29, 1992: Funk, D.D. B85C (N1609N), Buffalo, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE CONTAMINATION OF THE CARBURETOR, INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, AND THE INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE SERVICING BY THE PILOT/OWNER.

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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