Funk B85C N21DC
2 April 1972 · Pacoima, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 April 1972 at about 10:10 local time, a Funk B85C registered N21DC was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Pacoima, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pacoima, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Whiteman Airpark
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Funk B85C
- Registration
- N21DC
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Experimentation
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0881
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
MDFD ACFT, NEW ENG.MAX TKOF WGHT, STALL CHARCS NOTDEFINED.OPERG UNDER EXPRMNTL CERTIFICATE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Funk B85C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep 1972 | Funk B85C | Hanksville, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Mar 1973 | Funk B85C | Rockwood, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1975 | Funk B85C | Monee, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Nov 1976 | Funk B85C | Portland, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1968 | Funk B85C | Carnegie, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jun 1968 | Funk B85C | Buckeye, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |