Single-engine piston

N1609N

1946 Funk B85C

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
394
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Funk Aeroplane Company (Corporation)
Based
Basehor, KS
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Registration record

N1609N on the FAA register

Type
1946 Funk B85C
Serial
394
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Funk Aeroplane Company
Basehor, KS
Certificate issued
2025-07-29
Airworthiness date
1958-12-12
Registration expires
2032-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A0F54E
Mode S (octal)
50172516
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-07-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N1609N.
  • 1992-09-29
    Accident at Buffalo, MN; damage: substantial.
  • 1958-12-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N1609N

N1609N is a 1946 Funk B85C, serial number 394. The FAA register lists Funk Aeroplane Company as the registrant in Basehor, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 29, 2025 and expires on July 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated December 12, 1958.

N1609N has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-09-29 Accident · Buffalo, MN Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · CHI92LA295
Reported aircraft: Funk, D.D. Aviation Co. B85C
Probable cause: THE CONTAMINATION OF THE CARBURETOR, INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, AND THE INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE SERVICING BY THE PILOT/OWNER.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.