Single-engine piston

N24157

1940 Funk B85C

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1940
Serial
183
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Indy Air Sales LLC (LLC)
Based
Anderson, IN
Registration record

N24157 on the FAA register

Type
1940 Funk B85C
Serial
183
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Indy Air Sales LLC
Anderson, IN
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1964-04-14
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A236DD
Mode S (octal)
50433335
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2025-11-04
    Accident at Anderson, IN; damage: substantial.
  • 1964-04-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N24157

N24157 is a 1940 Funk B85C, serial number 183. The FAA register lists Indy Air Sales LLC as the registrant in Anderson, Indiana.

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 (normal), dated April 14, 1964.

N24157 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-11-04 Accident · Anderson, IN Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · CEN26FA034
Reported aircraft: Funk B85C
Preliminary report: On November 4, 2025, about 12:45 eastern standard time, a Funk B85C airplane, N24157 was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Anderson, Indiana. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. The airplane departed a private grass airfield (II26) in Wolcott, Indiana, earlier on the day of the accident and was enroute to Anderson Regional Airport (AID), Anderson, Indiana. The airplane was recently purchased, and the pilot was flying the airplane to AID for the new owner. A video was taken of the airplane departing II26 for AID. No anomalies were noted with the airplane during…
NTSB report ↗

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.