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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Funk B85C · Anderson, IN · November 4, 2025

Date: November 4, 2025 · 12:45 local
Place: Anderson, IN
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N24157
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN26FA034
Reported as: Funk B85C
Reported engine: Continental C85 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,143 total

N24157Registered now · Funk B85CS/N 183 · Built 1940 Airframe modelFunk B85C Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On November 4, 2025, at approximately 12:45 eastern time a Funk B85C with one person on board, performed a landing in a bean field and impacted a tree just north of Anderson Indiana. The pilot suffered fatal injuries, and the aircraft sustained substantial damage, including a post-accident fire.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 4, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:45 EASTERN TIME A FUNK B85C WITH ONE PERSON ON BOARD, PERFORMED A LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD AND IMPACTED A TREE JUST NORTH OF ANDERSON INDIANA. THE PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, INCLUDING A POST-ACCIDENT FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN26FA034Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportAnderson, INOn November 4, 2025, about 12:45 eastern standard time, a Funk B85C airplane, N24157 was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Anderson, Indiana. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of…Nov 4, 2025 · Substantial damage