# Accident 20251104017639A: Funk B85C, Anderson, IN, November 4, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2025, 12:45 local time
- Place: Anderson, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1676° N, 85.6903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1676&lon=-85.6903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24157, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24157) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,143 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251104017639A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN26FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26FA034), Nov 4, 2025: Funk B85C (N24157), Anderson, IN, substantial damage, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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