# Incident 19871215077249I: Piper PA60600, Battle Creek, MI, December 15, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1987, 20:57 local time
- Place: Battle Creek, MI
- Airport: W K Kellogg Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ECBA
- Location: 42.3212° N, 85.1797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Battle Creek, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3212&lon=-85.1797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9823Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9823Q-2004-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 8360602, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60600
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1J5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871215077249I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. SLID OFF RUNWAY. BLOWN INTO A RUNWAY SIGN.

## Other reports on N9823Q (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930303007179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930303007179I), Mar 3, 1993: Piper PA60600 (N9823Q), Pellston, MI, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed on landing rollout.
- [Accident 19840322008519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840322008519A), Mar 22, 1984: Piper PA60600A (N9823Q), Detroit, MI, Substantial damage. Taxiway gave way allowing wheel of aircraft to drop in hole causing substantial damage to aircraft.
- [Incident 19800202030959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800202030959I), Feb 2, 1980: Piper 600SMITH (N9823Q), Ashland, NE. Pilot heard noises in aft end of aircraft. Unable to locate cause. May have been shifting cargo.
- [Incident 19790620016409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790620016409I), Jun 20, 1979: Piper 601PSMITH (N9823Q), Louisville, KY. Pilot returned after noticing higher than normal head temps, topped off with jet a fuel. Engines changed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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