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| Date: | Tuesday 4 November 2025 |
| Time: | c. 13:00 LT |
| Type: | Funk B85C Bee |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N24157 |
| MSN: | 183 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1940 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Anderson, IN -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Rensselaer Airport, IN (RNZ/KRZL) |
| Anderson Municipal Airport, IN (AID/KAID) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Funk B85C Bee touched, N24157, sustained substantial damage when it impacted a tree during a forced landing near Anderson, Indiana.
The sole pilot onboard sustained fatal injuries.
Sources:
https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/madison-county-sheriffs-department-confirms-deadly-plane-crash
https://www.wishtv.com/news/local-news/investigators-on-scene-of-aircraft-accident-in-madison-county/
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N24157
Location
Media:
NTSB is investigating Tuesday’s crash of a Funk B85C aircraft near Anderson, Indiana.
— NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) November 4, 2025
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2025 20:16 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 05-Nov-2025 05:21 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 05-Nov-2025 06:27 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Nature, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Nov-2025 07:00 | RobertMB | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Nov-2025 11:49 | Henry in Oz | Updated [Registration, Cn, Phase, Source, ] |
| 05-Nov-2025 19:18 | Captain Adam | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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