# Accident 19991112037089A: Cessna 175, MI, November 12, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1999, 20:15 local time
- Place: MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N6533E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6533E-2017-06-19) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FAMS1) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991112037089A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON NOVEMBER 12, 1999, AT 2015 EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST), A CESSNA 175, N6533E, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS REPORTED MISSING BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PILOT'S FAMILY.  THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN PRESUMED DESTROYED, AND THE PILOT IS PRESUMED TO HAVE BEEN FATALLY INJURED.  THE FLIGHT DEPARTED IRON COUNTY AIRPORT, CRYSTAL FALLS, MICHIGAN, AT 1515 EST AND HAD THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF CHERRY CAPITAL AIRPORT, TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S RELATIVES, THE PILOT'S TYPICAL ROUTE OF FLIGHT WAS TO FLY TO CHERRY CAPITAL AIRPORT, TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN, REFUEL THE AIRPLANE, AND CONTINUE TO HIS FINAL DESTINATION OF OAKLAND/TROY AIRPORT, TROY, MICHIGAN.  THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVING AND/OR DEPARTING FROM CHERRY CAPITAL AIRPORT AND OAKLAND/TROY AIRPORT.THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD, AND CIVIL AIR PATROL WERE NOTIFIED AND COMMENCED SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSIONS. (SEE PRELIMINARY REPORT FOR AIRPORT CONDITIONS IN VICINITY.)

## 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 CHI00FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FAMS1), Nov 12, 1999: Cessna 175 (N6533E), MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: undetermined.

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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