# Accident 19950827043619A: Mclish B85C, Grants, NM, August 27, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1995, 16:13 local time
- Place: Grants, NM
- Airport: Grants-Milan Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1494° N, 107.8298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1494&lon=-107.8298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89V-2021-01-30) (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 C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,630 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA365) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950827043619A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWER LOSS ON CLIMBOUT. CARTWHEELED LANDING IN ROUGH TERRAIN. 230LBS OVER GROSS. NO ENGINE ANOMALIES.

## 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 FTW95LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA365), Aug 27, 1995: Funk, D.D. B-85C (N89V), Grants, NM, destroyed. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

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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