# Accident 19930509012689A: Cessna 175, Houghton Lake, MI, May 9, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1993, 22:05 local time
- Place: Houghton Lake, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3095° N, 84.7601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3095&lon=-84.7601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7303M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7303M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: CONT GO300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 433 total, 380 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930509012689A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DUE ROUGH ENGINE. CHECKED OK DEPART. QUIT AGAIN. LANDED IN TREES. LEFT MAGNETO WORN OUT. IGNITERS WORN ALSO.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI93LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA166), May 9, 1993: Cessna 175 (N7303M), Houghton Lake, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT OPERATING THE AIRPLANE WITH A KNOWN DEFICIENCY.

## Other reports on N7303M (2)

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

- [Accident 20220608021199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220608021199A), Jun 8, 2022: Cessna 175 (N7303M), Blackfoot, ID, Substantial damage. The aircraft landed short of runway 19, into favorable winds, at mccarley field (U02) to a golf course. Shortly after the landing, the aircraft struck a chain…
- [Incident 20080429833809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080429833809I), Apr 29, 2008: Cessna 175 (N7303M), Burley, ID, Minor damage. (-23) On landing, runway 24 at Burley (kbyi), the nose wheel began to shimmy. The shimmy increased as the airplane slowed. The pilot applied aft yoke (pitch…

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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