# NTSB FTW65F0049: Funk B85C, N81105, Austin, TX, April 16, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1965
- Place: Austin, TX · AUSTIN, TX
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179238
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW65F0049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65F0049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1107  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81105-2013-08-28), registration cancelled 2013-08-28, S/N 235, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FUNK B85C
- Registry model: [Funk B85C](https://openairdocs.org/model/funk-b85c) (registry code 5480208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tims Airpark

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.

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