# Accident 20021110031959A: Cessna 175, St James, MI, November 10, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2002, 19:45 local time
- Place: St James, MI
- Airport: Welke Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7213° N, 85.5197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WELKE (6Y8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7213&lon=-85.5197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7091M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7091M-2017-03-21) (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 CHI03FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FAMS1) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021110031959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT ON FLIGHT FROM FOND DU LAC, WI TO BEAVER ISLAND, MI WAS REPORTED MISSING. WEATHER ENROUTE WAS VARIABLE OVERCAST BELOW 2000 FT WITH CEILING BROKEN AT 1100 FT AND TEMPERATURE 39 DEGREES AS REPORTED AT ESCANABA.

## 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 CHI03FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FAMS1), Nov 11, 2002: Cessna 175 (N7091M), MI, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Undetermined. Missing aircraft.

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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