# NTSB DEN73AD014: Funk B85C, N1636N, Hanksville, UT, September 26, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1972
- Place: Hanksville, UT · HANKSVILLE, UT
- Location: 38.3720° N, 110.7135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hanksville, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3720&lon=-110.7135&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168815
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73AD014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73AD014

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1636N-1973-06-05), registration cancelled 1973-06-05, S/N 416 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FUNK B85C
- Registry model: [Funk B85C](https://openairdocs.org/model/funk-b85c) (registry code 5480208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Simplot

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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