FTW65F0049

NTSB accident investigation · Funk B85C · Austin, TX · April 16, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 16, 1965
Place
Austin, TX · AUSTIN, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N81105Funk B85C
Status
Completed · report July 9, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179238

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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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3-1107  65/4/16    AUSTIN TEX          FUNK B85C           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 1455                    N81105              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TIMS AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- HAND PROP ENG A/C UNOCCUPIED.PARKED A/C CHAMPION N9983Y & BEECH A45 N3973A BOTH SUB DAMAGE

Aircraft

Registration
N81105
Reported as
Funk B85C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tims Airpark

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.