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NTSB Investigating Fatal Funk B85C Accident Near Anderson, Indiana

One person was aboard and one person was killed, according to the National Transportation Safety Board accident record; the cause has not been determined.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 10:32 a.m. ET
One person was killed when a single-engine was involved in an accident near Anderson, Indiana, at about 5:45 p.m. local time on November 4, 2025, according to the National Transportation Safety Board accident record. The record lists one person aboard and one fatality. This is a developing matter and details may change as the investigation proceeds. The accident record identifies the aircraft as and states that it sustained substantial damage. The flight is classified in the record as a Part 91 general aviation flight. The NTSB is investigating. The cause has not been determined. Aircraft registry records list as a , a single-engine piston landplane with a Continental Motors C85 series engine, serial number 183, registered in the United States. The registry lists the registered owner as Ashby Bruce Richard; the owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight. Weather observations recorded at Anderson Municipal Darlington Field (KAID), 3.6 miles away and 10 minutes from the reported time, show wind from 180 degrees at 5 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, clear skies and a temperature of 57°F. The observation is an instrument reading at a nearby field and is not a statement about what happened. Geographic reference data places Anderson in Madison County, Indiana, at a settlement terrain elevation of 886 feet, 3.6 miles west of Anderson Municipal Darlington Field, 5.6 miles northwest of Burk Personal Use Airport and 6.9 miles northeast of Hanna Airport. As a matter of record, the NTSB database, which begins in 2008, contains 2 other cases involving the type, of which 0 involved a fatality. That count says nothing about the cause of this accident.

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Reference data

From aircraft and geographic registries, not from the news sources. Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.

Registration
N24157
Type
Funk B85C — single-engine piston landplane
Engines
CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
Registered owner
Ashby Bruce RichardThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
Terrain elevation
886 ft
Nearest aerodrome
3.6 miles W of Anderson Municipal Darlington Field (KAID/AID)

Sources

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Revision history

  1. Version 27 Aug 2026, 14:32current

    Corrected the bearings between Anderson and the three nearby aerodromes to match the geographic reference data, and clarified that the weather observation is a sensor reading, not a statement about the accident.

  2. Version 15 Aug 2026, 19:33

    First published.

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