# NTSB UNK64X2327: Funk F23, N55076, Midkiff, TX, June 17, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1964
- Place: Midkiff, TX · MIDKIFF, TX
- Location: 31.6329° N, 101.8399° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midkiff, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6329&lon=-101.8399&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183372
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2327
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2327

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1679  64/6/17    MIDKIFF TEX         FUNK F23            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 5640
        TIME - 0700                    N55076              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 510 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3650                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  2800
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND                             PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55076](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55076), registered now, S/N 10434AE (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FUNK F23
- Registry model: [Fairchild Funk M62C F-23A](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-funk-m62c-f-23a) (registry code 3374004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Gulf Coast W670240](https://openairdocs.org/engine/gulf-coast-w670240) (registry code 31701, 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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