# NTSB LAX77FUQ05: Funk B75L, N81109, Canyon Country, CA, October 24, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1976
- Place: Canyon Country, CA · CANYON COUNTRY, CA
- Location: 34.4233° N, 118.4720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canyon Country, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4233&lon=-118.4720&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155935
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FUQ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUQ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3265  76/10/24 NR.CANYON COUNTRY,CA  FUNK B75L           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 82 TOTAL
        TIME - 1140                    N81109              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MYSTERY MESA RNCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ONXARD,CA.                  TWENTYNINE PALMS,CA.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NUMBER 4 PISTON WAS PEENED & PART OF VALVE WAS LOOSE IN CYLINDER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N81109](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81109-2021-01-30), registration cancelled 2021-01-30, S/N 239, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FUNK B75L
- Registry model: [Mcclish FUNK B75L](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcclish-funk-b75l) (registry code 5480104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&GO-145C series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-go-145c-series) (registry code 41503, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mystery Mesa Rnch

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19761024034099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761024034099A), Oct 24, 1976: Mclish B75L, Canyon Country, CA, Substantial damage. Number 4 piston was peened & part of valve was loose in cylinder.

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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