UNK64X1813

NTSB accident investigation · Funk B85C · Fort Calhoun, NE · May 17, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 17, 1964
Place
Fort Calhoun, NE · FORT CALHOUN, NE
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N81192Funk B85C
Status
Completed · report February 4, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184924

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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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2-0237  64/5/17    FORT CALHOUN NEB    FUNK B85C           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 49 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N81192              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING

Aircraft

Registration
N81192
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.