CHI75AC077

NTSB accident investigation · Funk B85C · Monee, IL · April 12, 1975

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 12, 1975
Place
Monee, IL · MONEE, IL
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N81195Funk B85C
Status
Completed · report May 22, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750412010999A
Case key
148540

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0868  75/4/12    MONEE,IL            FUNK B85C           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 221
        TIME - 1440                    N81195              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRANKFORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRANKFORT,IL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- PLT PERFORMING LOOPS,R WING SEPARATED.

Aircraft

Registration
N81195
Reported as
Funk B85C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Frankfort

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.