DEN73AD014

NTSB accident investigation · Funk B85C · Hanksville, UT · September 26, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 26, 1972
Place
Hanksville, UT · HANKSVILLE, UT
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N1636NFunk B85C
Status
Completed · report March 24, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168815

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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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3-3516  72/9/26  NR.HANKSVILLE,UT      FUNK B85C           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 531
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N1636N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 310 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIMPLOT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREEN RIVER,UT             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- ACCDT DATE PRESUMED.RECOVERED 9/28/72 FROM MTN MESA ABOUT 1600 FT FROM ABANDONED STRIP.NO MALFUNC.

Aircraft

Registration
N1636N
Reported as
Funk B85C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Simplot

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