# Accident 20170405002469A: Funk B85C, Cedar City, UT, April 5, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2017, 13:07 local time
- Place: Cedar City, UT
- Airport: Cedar City  Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7019° N, 113.0981° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7019&lon=-113.0981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81173, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81173) (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: FUNK B85C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 11 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170405002469A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED TAXIED TO DEPARTURE RUNWAY. PERFORMED CHECKS, STATED ALL WORKING AND NORMAL.

UPON ROLL OUT, PILOT STATED AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DRIFT LEFT AND HE COMPENSATED AND STRAIGHTENED AIRCRAFT, THEN A VIOLENT  RIGHT TURN OCCURRED TOWARDS THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY AT 45 DEGREE ANGLED, WHICH PILOT STATED HE CUT POWER THEN.

PILOT STATED AT THIS TIME AIRCRAFT ROLLED IN THE DIRT AND NOSED OVER AND WENT UP SIDE DOWN.

NOTE: OBTAINED WITNESS STATEMENT LETTER DATED APRIL 5, 2017 STATED AIRCRAFT 'S TAIL WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE DURING TAKEOFF ATTEMP.

## 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 GAA17CA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA217), Apr 5, 2017: Funk B85C (N81173), Cedar City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll.

## Other reports on N81173 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910627030099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910627030099I), Jun 27, 1991: Mclish B85C (N81173), Hamilton, TX, Minor damage. Pilot stated he had engine problems. Hard landing in field. Intoxicated and expired medical and pilot certificates.

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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