# NTSB MKC68F0024: Funk F23-A, N1130Z, Alliance, NE, June 26, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1967
- Place: Alliance, NE · ALLIANCE, NE
- Location: 42.1026° N, 102.8769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alliance, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1026&lon=-102.8769&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116891
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0024

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0484  67/6/26    ALLIANCE,NEBR       FUNK F23-A          CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 2350
        TIME - 1030                    N1130Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           ENGINE TEARAWAY                                          IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HUBS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  490                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  3900                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- PROPELLER HUB BROKEN AT BLADE ATTACH POINT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1130Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1130Z-2013-07-30), registration cancelled 2013-07-30, S/N 7, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FUNK F23-A
- Registry model: [Fairchild Funk M62C F-23A](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-funk-m62c-f-23a) (registry code 3374004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs R755A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (registry code 35006, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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