FTW69A0030

NTSB accident investigation · Funk B85C · Carnegie, OK · October 26, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 26, 1968
Place
Carnegie, OK · CARNEGIE, OK
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N1602NFunk B85C
Status
Completed · report December 3, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107776

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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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3-3408  68/10/26   CARNEGIE,OKLA       FUNK B85C           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 200
        TIME - 1535                    N1602N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- STALLED FROM LOW ALT STEEP CLIMBING TURN. BLOOD SAMPLE UNSATISFACTORY FOR VALID TEST.

Aircraft

Registration
N1602N
Reported as
Funk B85C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.