# NTSB SEA77FYC04: Funk B85C, N77705, Portland, OR, November 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 4, 1976
- Place: Portland, OR · PORTLAND, OR
- Location: 45.5235° N, 122.6762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, OR, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5235&lon=-122.6762&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156378
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FYC04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYC04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3518   76/11/4   PORTLAND,OR         FUNK B85C           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 49,
        TIME - 1230                    N77705              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  86 TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TROH'S MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTLAND,OR                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FOREIGN MATTER SUFFICIENT TO IMPEDE FUEL FLOW FND IN CARB BOWL & FUEL STRAINER.UNCERTIFICATED PLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77705](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77705), registered now, S/N 336, 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: Troh'S Memorial

## 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 19761104035319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761104035319A), Nov 4, 1976: Mclish B85C, Portland, OR, Substantial damage. Foreign matter sufficient to impede fuel flow fnd in carb bowl & fuel strainer. Uncertificated plt.

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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